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Iris |
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Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris |
Hybridizer: | Bennett Jones |
Year Of Registration: | 1987 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1988 |
Seedling Number: | M379-1 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 11 inches (28 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orange |
Bloom Color Description: | Medium deep orange |
Beard Color: | Deeper orange |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1990 Award of Merit: 1992 Cook-Douglas Medal: 1994 |
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: | Hooligan X M309: (Solar Flight x M255: (Melon Honey x E. Roberts 65R11)) |
Child plants: | 76 child plants |
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