Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: F. Williams
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: 74/158D
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 24-26 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Medium dark blue
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985

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
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: (Tid-Bit x (Mellacata x I. mellita hybrid)) X ((Daystar x Gold Stream) x (I. illyrica x (I. pallida x I. mellita)))

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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