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Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris |
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Iris |
Hybridizer: | Amos Perry |
Year Of Registration: | introduced prior to registration system |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1903 |
Classification: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) |
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 |
Parentage: | Balkana X I. pallida subsp. cengialtii |
Child plants: | one child plant |
“The flowery May, who from her green lap throws, The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose." (John Milton) The cornucopia of color that is May in the Midwest certainly does include the cowslip and the primrose, but ever so many more interesting and beautiful varieties. Follow me into the garden and see what's blooming at Cottage-in-the-Meadow in May.
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Sutton's Iris Gardens open for 2021 orders by lovemyhouse | Jan 20, 2021 6:29 PM | 27 |
Help with ideas on these Noid irises by RubyHouse | Jan 6, 2021 3:33 PM | 7 |
2020 Bloom Season by ARUBA1334 | Jan 23, 2021 7:52 PM | 143 |
ADVICE: SMALL, PURPLE, and TENACIOUS... for a 6 Year Old by MamaFan | Dec 28, 2020 9:52 PM | 20 |
Iris Identification by rtowerbay | Nov 15, 2020 11:13 PM | 9 |
Bloomed today by KatsI2 | Nov 22, 2020 11:47 PM | 11 |
Robin's Seedlings 2020 by Totally_Amazing | Nov 27, 2020 12:22 AM | 35 |
What is your LEAST favorite dwarf bearded iris (db's)? by SonoveShakespeare | Oct 16, 2020 7:45 PM | 6 |
my first seedlings by Serjio | Sep 10, 2020 10:28 PM | 142 |
Kinda went overboard - maybe by Topdecker | Jul 27, 2020 11:23 AM | 44 |
What top 15 irises would you choose right now? by UndertheSun | Sep 13, 2020 4:05 PM | 34 |
Iris ID? by JLWilliams | Jun 29, 2020 1:02 AM | 4 |
I Got a Box 2020 by urania1 | Dec 31, 2020 2:21 AM | 330 |
Your top ten irises.... by evelyninthegarden | Jun 15, 2020 12:28 AM | 34 |
Iris BB 'Waters Of Miraba' (Bernice Miller, R. 1991) by frankrichards16 | May 29, 2020 9:37 PM | 3 |
Planting Irises: Mix or Clump Colors? by stardating | Jun 25, 2020 8:15 PM | 19 |
2020 Iris Virus Blooms by Lbsmitty | Jul 20, 2020 11:56 AM | 135 |
A Vicky Who Doesn't Fall by urania1 | Apr 28, 2020 10:21 PM | 5 |
Bloomin time comes to Cheese Land by tveguy3 | Oct 30, 2020 9:17 PM | 962 |
Really pretty NoID violet/blue with spoons by Winklemanmr | Apr 23, 2020 9:45 PM | 13 |
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