Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: C17W4
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Rebloom
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender, faint white haft marks
Beard Color: Light pinkish red
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: (AMT2733: (BB2020: (Quadrille x (((Savage x Dark Chocolate) x Huntsman) x sibling)) x BB2023: ((Quadrille x (Savage x I. aphylla)) x (Great Day x Fiery Gleam))) x AMT2728: (BB2023 x AMT2355Wh: (New Idea x ((Norah x Thisbe) x sibling)))) X C20T2: (((En Route x Pink Taffeta) x (New Moon x (Sacred Mountain x I. aphylla "Werckmeister"))) x Puppy Love)
Child plants: 28 child plants

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