Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 180
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Spectrum violet standards at base, lighter at tip; indian yellow falls
Beard Color: Spectrum violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Award of Merit: 1990

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: 78-4: (73-1: ((Spring Salute x 69-10) x 71-2) x (Spring Salute x 69-10) x 71-2)) X 78-18: (Tumwater x 73-1)
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Old Greenwich, CT
Date: 4/30/2024 8:06AM

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