Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cleo Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 8831
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue, light violet halo
Beard Color: Pale red, tipped white

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: 8523: ((7607 x ((Baria x Carpathia) x Dove Wings)) x (Daisy x 7525)) X 8549: ((Miss Oklahoma x 7607) x (Show Baby x 7666))

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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