Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: T277A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (31 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Light to medium orchid standards, darker texture veining; medium claret falls, bluer around beards and paler at edge, darker texture veining, blue dart at end of beards
Beard Color: Violet blue, brown in throat
Style Arm Color: Violet blue, white edges, orchid crests
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Neutron X Jeweler's Art
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden,  Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-03
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Date: 2021-05-05
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2021-05-05
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Date: 2022-04-29
Location: My garden,  Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-03
Location: my yard
Date: 1980-01-01
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2023-09-30
In late afternoon shade
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2023-09-30
In the morning sun!
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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-04-02
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-04-02
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2023-04-22
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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-23
In my garden

Date: 2013-05-08

Image courtesy of Cayeux Iris
Plant Events from our members
Australis On November 27, 2023 Transplanted
Moved to a different spot in the front garden.
Australis On September 30, 2023 Bloomed
Not sure how long it bloomed for; 3 bloom stalks off small plants with only 1-2 blooms each.
Australis On February 3, 2023 Transplanted
Slipped pot contents into prepared spot in front garden.
Australis On January 27, 2023 Potted up
Australis On January 25, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased from a roadside stall at Yarck.
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