Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: E. B. Williamson
Year Of Registration: 1933
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1933
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1958
Other: Williamson-White Award: 1968

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: Parentage unknown
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-04-27
beard/haft detail

Date: 2015-04-22

Date: 2015-04-22
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Sep 11, 2015 11:24 AM concerning plant:
    Registered as an Intermediate Bearded Iris, but now considered to be a Miniature Tall Bearded Iris.

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