Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 90-6
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Flax blue standards; flax blue falls, 1/8" bishops violet border
Beard Color: Flax blue
Style Arm Color: Bishops 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
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Design X 86-9: (Shazam x Petite Polka)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24

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