Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: MSD4929WiRdSp
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Wine red standards; dark red falls, edged wine red
Beard Color: Dark red purple

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: DuBose DU 149 X SD4439Rd: (SD3785BstRd: (Lollipop x SD3257Rd: (SD2669Br: ((Sunny Heart x ((Pierre Menard x Welch H-503) x (Sulina x Melodrama))) x (Blueberry Muffins x Peanuts)) x Abracadabra)) x Nanny)

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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