Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Jones
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 75-438
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981
Award of Merit: 1983
Cook-Douglas Medal: 1985

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: Demon X Little Bill
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2019-05-07

Michael Paul 1979
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-03-23
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-03-23
Location: Anderson California 
Date: 2018-03-31

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-03-23
Comments:
  • Posted by tiffrenee79 on Mar 21, 2020 10:29 AM concerning plant:
    Does anyone know where you can buy the Michael Paul iris in the US? My husband is Michael Paul, and his grandfather, William Jones, is the hybridizer of this iris. My in-laws have some, but we don't have any and would like to plant some at our house. The only ones I've been able to find to purchase are in the UK & they don't ship to the US. We would be willing to buy from someone's private collection, if that's an option.

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