| Hybridizer: | Walter Welch |
| Year Of Registration: | 1953 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1954 |
| Seedling Number: | K-517 |
| Classification: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) |
| Registered Height: | 7 inches (18 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
| Bloom Color Description: | White standards; blue violet falls bordered white |
| Beard Color: | White |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1954 Other: Caparne-Welch Award: 1956 |
| 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: | ((San Francisco x I. pumila) x (I. chamaeiris)) X (Cook 1546: ((Azurea x I. pumila) x I. pumila) x Sulina) |
| Child plants: | 3 child plants |
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