Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cleo Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 7529
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 15 1/2 inches (38 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Medium light purple standards; very dark purple falls, medium light purple rim
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped blue 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: 7259: ((Wilma V x unknown) x Little Titan) X Bloodspot
Child plants: 75 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2020-04-12
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Date: 3/26/17+

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