Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: SDB 26-90
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Old rose standards, slight olive rim; light fuchsia falls, deep fuchsia halo around beards, gold haft markings and near gold edge
Beard Color: Light blue, tipped tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995

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: Palmer 7259: ((Wilma V x unknown) x Little Titan) x Nichols 8109A: (April Anthem x Passport)) X Adoring Glances
Child plants: 21 child plants

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