Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jack Boushay
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 72-E-6
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards, tan blended on top half; yellow brown falls, maroon on hafts and down both sides
Beard Color: Bluebird blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: Gingerbread Man X M 1404-23: ((Snow Troll x Grace Note) x Gingerbread Man)

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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