Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2021
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2021
Seedling Number: Z231A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 15 inches (38 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; dark indigo blue falls, short white darts along beards
Beard Color: Light yellow in throat and middle, white at end
Style Arm Color: White

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: W277A: (T235A: (Q36B: (N338A: (K271C: (Sweet Baby x Flights of Fancy) x L353A: (Baby Soft x J270B: (Honey Bunny x E137CC: (C137A: (91280D: ((Apricot Elf x Pet) x ((Caesura x (Betsey Boo x (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))) x 91342C: ((Apricot Elf x (Melon Honey x unknown)) x ((((Buckwheat Honey x Cuban Cutie) x (Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid)) x (Pulse Rate x Mister Roberts)) x ((Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes) x Pet)))) x Chanted)))) x O269: (Dime x M. Smith 01-24#3: (Panther x Toddler))) x Leopard Print) x U113C: (Dedicated x Easy Does It)) X V279A: (S289D: (Amorous Duet x Little Steps) x Riveting)

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: MidAmerica OR
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2023-04-26
This 2nd year bloom was not a true blue color like the 1st year b
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2023-04-26
These 2nd year blooms were not a true blue color like the 1st yea
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-09
1st year bloom true blue color, but not in 2nd year.
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-04-30
First flower ever for this new plant

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden

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