Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 97-SDB-17-28-RE
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Magenta violet standards, inside bottom veined dark burgundy brown; magenta violet falls, large purple black spot veined slightly darker
Beard Color: Light violet, burgundy brown in throat
Style Arm Color: Magenta violet, pinkish white edges
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Wizard's Return X 94-01: (91-56-10: (Wake Up x Bisbee) x 91-46-30: (Extra Charm x Tender Tears))
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2021-05-04
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Date: 2018-05-15
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Date: 2007-11-12

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