Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lynda Miller
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 3791
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 21 inches (53 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Medium amethyst standards, aging light amethyst; medium sapphire blue falls, aging light blue violet, amethyst area below beards
Beard Color: Gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
Award of Merit: 1999
Williamson-White Medal: 2001
President's Cup: 1997
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 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: Diploid
Parentage: Lucky Mistake X Rosemary's Dream
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2019-05-01
MTB Iris Bangles
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Photo by Rebekah
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2023-04-22
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2023-04-22
Maiden bloom on short stalk
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: grannysgarden
Date: 2014-04-28
Photo by grannysgarden
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

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