Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: A. Katkamier by E. Tankesley-Clarke
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1930
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Ivory standards, irregularly marked yellow; purple lines on falls radiating from hafts and beard to solid blade, irregular yellow overlay giving white, yellow and purple effect
Beard Color: Yellow
Foliage: Purple Based

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: Sport of: Honorabile

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris
Also sold as:
  • Peacocks Eye

Photo Gallery
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-03
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-05-02
MTB Iris Josephs Coat
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-05-13
Zone 9b.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission. According to

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

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