Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: 95-03A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (31 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Medium light blue, bronze green shoulders on falls
Beard Color: Cream at end, red in throat
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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: 93-05T: (Tweety Bird x Flaming Rhythm) X 93-05L: (Tweety Bird x Flaming Rhythm)
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late April 2020
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.

Image courtesy of Cayeux Iris

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