Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Floyd Dyer
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: D-55-86-D
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards, yellow violet blended base; full yellow falls, violet hafts
Beard Color: Dark violet

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: D-76-82-D: ((((Knotty Pine x Brassie) x Lillipinkput) x (Knick-Knack x Plickadee)) x ((Toni Lynn x Snow Elf) x (Easter Bunny x Snow Elf))) X Ice Chalet

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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