Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Cook
Year Of Registration: 1953
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1954
Seedling Number: 746
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 4 inches (10 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Barium yellow standards; citron yellow falls
Beard Color: White, hairs lightly tipped lemon chrome
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1954

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: Sdlg from: (Socrates x pumila) X sdlg from: (Balkana x mellita)
Child plants: 3 child plants

Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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