Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Augusto Bianco
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 714
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Chocolate standards; coffee falls, veined darker
Beard Color: Rust
Style Arm Color: Rust and chamois
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Zing Me X Farfui
Child plants: 26 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Date: 2016-04-26
Location: my garden, Utah
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Date: 2016-04-26
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Date: 2014-05-03
Location: my front yard
Date: 2024-05-04
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021
A cool dry spring has resulted in late blooms this year in the UK
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Date: 2014-05-03

Date: 2014-05-03
Location: my front yard
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Date: 2015-04-14

Date: 2015-04-14
Location: my back yard
Date: 2024-04-28

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