Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 87134C
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (36 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Very wide red violet plicata band on standards, small white central area; white falls near beards, red violet wash over center, darker red violet plicata band
Beard Color: White, violet in throat
Style Arm Color: Purple
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Chubby Cheeks X 84238F: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes)
Child plants: 24 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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