Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Kenneth Fisher
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 80Y
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Purple
Bloom Color Description: Medium lavender standards; purple falls, deeper on edge
Beard Color: Cream
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: 79-1-3: (Carolyn Rose x Sand Princess) X Ice Fairy

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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