Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 80-60
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Mid blue standards; deeper blue violet falls
Beard Color: White
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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: Summer Nights X Dixie Pixie
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Australis On October 26, 2023 Potted up
Australis On October 26, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased from Ferndale Iris & Daylily Nursery.
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