Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. Steve Varner
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 3052
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red standards from purple side; red purple falls
Beard Color: Deeper near brown
Style Arm Color: Cream green styles, midrib red from purple side
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1992

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
Parentage: Greenlee G48, red SDB X self
Child plants: 10 child plants

Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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