Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bee Warburton
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: 134K-3
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Smoky green grey standards, flushed purple at base; greenish grey falls, grey gold at hafts
Beard Color: Purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974

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: 561-1: (((Great Lakes x AM-5) x C-309) x Velvet Caper) X 571-1: (((Pagan Midget x Zwanimir) x Truce) x Blueberry Muffins)
Child plants: 11 child plants

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