Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: MD3504Str
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, stitched purple on edge; pin striped purple on white falls, narrowly edged purple
Beard Color: Cream, tipped purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986
Award of Merit: 1988

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: MD2697BIPc: (2248D: ((Knotty Pine x Grace Note) x Zip) x sibling) X Mini-Spark
Child plants: 15 child plants

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  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2019-04-30

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