Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Dorothy Guild
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 87DG40
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 20-21 inches (51-53 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Description: Dusky tannish violet standards; medium orchid rose falls, yellow orange hafts
Beard Color: Vivid yellow

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: 84DG5: (Dainty Dove x 79DG64) X 84DG15: (((Whispering Sprite x Lemon Cliche) x Carolyn Rose) x ((Desert Quail x Victory Pink) x Lillipinkput))

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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