Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Welch
Year Of Registration: 1955
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1957
Seedling Number: H-565
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Deepest violet
Beard Color: Bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1957

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: H-512: (Cook 1546 x Carpathia) X G-527: (Sass Dark Ruby x Purple Beauty) x Harbor Lights

Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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