Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 84273B
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, blue tint; turquoise blue falls around beards becoming paler toward edge, yellowish haft markings
Beard Color: Mustard, white at end
Style Arm Color: Blue white
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993

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: 822D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) X C. Palmer 8134
Child plants: 17 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-11
SDB Iris Toy Boat
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