Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Weiler
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 85-29-7
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue violet, darker violet spot pattern around beards
Beard Color: Blue violet
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: 82-21-4: (Third Charm x Plum-Plum) X 82-30-1: (Watersmeet x Third Charm)
Child plants: 9 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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