Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 2815-3
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Red violet, purple spot on falls
Beard Color: Blue
Fragrance: Slight
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Little Episode X Pippi Longstockings
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Location: Joshua Tree
Date: 2019-04-02
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Location: Durhm, NC
Date: April, 2014
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Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
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Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
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Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-05-17
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