Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: A. Hickerson
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 75-1-1
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14-15 inches (36-38 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Description: Iridescent brown to antique gold standards; iridescent gold brown falls
Beard Color: Gold in throat to bright blue at tip

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: 71-28-7: (Knotty Pine x Bloodspot) X Gingerbread Man

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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