Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: M76-25A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light blue, pale green infusion and slightly deeper color at base of standards and hafts
Beard Color: Medium blue violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984
Award of Merit: 1986

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: M73-22B: ((Sunny Heart x (Grace Note x (Truce x Easter Holiday))) x Canary Isle) X Sapphire Jewel
Child plants: 50 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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