Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Alta Brown
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: M 1076-1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 19 inches (48 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow standards; pale yellow falls, wine red veining, ending in a spot of wine red at tip
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973
Other: Williamson-White Award: 1978

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: Diploid
Parentage: Dainty Dancer X Desert Quail
Child plants: 4 child plants

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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