Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 89-03A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (31 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: Medium dark violet blue standards; darker violet blue falls, pale veining in center, lavender white wire rim and shoulders, white hafts and star tips below beards
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Cream
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998

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: Ripple Chip X Coalbucket
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2017-05-21

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