Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Welch
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: E-317
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls, blue spot
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980
Other: Williamson-White Award: 1985

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: D-301 X C-208
Child plants: 32 child plants

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  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
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Photo Gallery
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-23
Iris MTB 'Consummation'

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-23
Iris MTB 'Consummation' (right) comp. to Iris TB 'Elizabeth Noble

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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