Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hooker Nichols
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 8801A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards, creamy undertone; cream falls, yellow edge, gold hafts
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 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: Fairy Godmother X Dreams Adrift
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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