Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: B247C
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, wide dark purple band and veins; white falls, narrow dark purple band, plus veins and lines from beard to edge
Beard Color: Purple black, white base
Style Arm Color: Whitish, purple ridge and crest
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2002
Caparne-Welch Medal: 2004

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: Inky Dinky X Flea Circus
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-04-17
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Date: 2017-05-24
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Location: Anderson California 
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: Anderson California 
Date: 2018-04-05

Date: 2015-02-18
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