Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Kenneth Fisher
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 94-5
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Lavender
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, central area of standards and falls surrounded by lavender spots, blending to brown border
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999
Award of Merit: 2001
Williamson-White 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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: V7: (Ozark Sky x 80-J: (Slim Jim x Dainty Damsel)) X B6: ((Spanish Coins x White Canary) x (White Canary sdlg x Spanish Coins))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2024-04-26
Location: In my garden, Lansing, IA
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: In my garden at Middletown, DE
Date: 2017-05-14
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
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gardenglassgems On August 27, 2022 Transplanted
From pot to Flower Garden Bed 2.
gardenglassgems On June 27, 2022 Potted up
Removed from Dizzy's Garden due to issues.
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