Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 98-01S
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7.5 inches (19 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards with visible veining; cream falls almost completely pencil veined violet
Beard Color: White tipped yellow in center, end white, throat yellow orange.
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009
Award of Merit: 2012

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Kidling X Keppel 92-4C: (Inky Dinky x Gatty Y2-2: (Motto x Nimble Toes))

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  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My sister's garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: March 31, 2012
Location: My sister's garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: March 31, 2012

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