Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Alta Brown
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: M 1596-17
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; enamel blue falls blending to white at edge
Beard Color: White blending to yellow in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975

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: M 1260-2: (Green Lilt x Grace Note) X unknown
Child plants: 8 child plants

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