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Hybridizer: J. & G. Norrick
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: JN-82-1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; maroon falls, edged yellow
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Williamson-White Medal: 1993
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1988
Other: Williamson-White Award: 1993

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: Diploid
Parentage: Pewee X Ornate Pageant
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2013-06-04
Uploaded by Lestv
Location: back garden, Durham, NC
Date: 05/10/2014
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-25
Location: back garden, Durham, NC
Date: 05/20/2014
Location: Durango Colorado
Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-22
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: my yard

Date: 2016-05-11
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-20
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2024-04-30
Location: Back garden, Durham, NC
Date: 05/10/2014
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-05-20

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Location: Tamberg garden, Berlin, Germany 
Date: 2024-05-13

Date: 2019-11-10
Uploaded by avmoran
Location: Tamberg garden, Berlin, Germany 
Date: 2023-05-29
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Tamberg garden, Berlin, Germany 
Date: 2023-05-29
Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: Southern Colorado 
Date: 2022-06-13
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-20
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-20
So tiny. :-)

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Location: Tamberg garden, Berlin, Germany 
Date: 2023-05-29

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2024-05-14

Date: 2012-05-12
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 2012-05-12
At a UIS show
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