Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: AMT5208GyBlSh
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Description: Pale grey blue standards; light grey blue falls
Beard Color: Pale yellow

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: AMT4891V: (New Wave x AMT3792Bl: (Ting-a-Ling x Dinky)) X AMT3790BlWh: (AMT2950: (AMT2555WWh: (Star Child x AMT1232F: (Norah x Thisbe)) x AMT2353PlBl: (Star Child x Norah x Thisbe))) x Dinky)
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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