Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Carol Lankow by J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 0-H-15-2
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Amethyst violet standards; red falls blending to black at hafts
Beard Color: Amethyst
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995
Award of Merit: 1997

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: Cherry Pop X (Cherry Tart x Cheery Cherry)
Child plants: 15 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery

Date: 2015-05-06
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2018-04-14
In full sun.
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-09
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-09
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2024-04-15
Location: My garden in Alabaster, AL
Date: 2024-03-31
Location: My Garden, Wickford, Essex, UK. 
Date: 2023-05-08
Uploaded by MargieNY

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: BC
Date: 2014-05-30

Image courtesy of Cayeux Iris

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Plant Events from our members
RachaelHunter On April 24, 2024 Bloomed
RachaelHunter On May 8, 2023 Bloomed
RachaelHunter On July 16, 2022 Obtained plant
Cayuex
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by blue23rose and is called "Speedwell 'Georgia Blue''"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.