Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: J9-3
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Cream white standards, wide solid prune purple edge; white falls, 1/4" prune purple edge
Beard Color: Blue white to pale yellow, tipped bronze
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: F12-1: (C67-A: (M-662 x Zip) x Ginger Tart) X F6-1: (M-662: (Dainty Royal x Golden Fair) x C67-A)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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