Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 2005-416RE
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Intense yellow standards; more intense yellow falls
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Style Arm Color: Intense yellow
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Olive Spot X (Orange Tiger x Desert Orange)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-03-09
Bright and pretty even with frost damage.

Date: 2015-04-08

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

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