Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Arthur Blodgett
Year Of Registration: 1994
Seedling Number: M88-11
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 8 inches (20 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue violet
Beard Color: Dark blue violet

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
Parentage: 553: (Tortuga x unknown) X D84-07: ((Haiku x 731) x (731 x Mrs. Nate Rudolph))

Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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