Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: L-268
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 5 inches (13 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: White standards, chrome yellow edge, yellow midrib, lavender blue washing and stippling; white falls washed yellow, chrome yellow edge, burgundy stitching
Beard Color: Lavender blue, orange deep in throat
Style Arm Color: Chrome yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006
Award of Merit: 2008

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Auroralita X Dunlin
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: South Dakota
Date: 2013-05-29

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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