Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Earl Roberts
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 69R29
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, lightly stitched blue
Beard Color: Pale yellow
Style Arm Color: White, blue rib
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974
Other: Williamson-White Award: 1979

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: 62R34: ((Speckles x I. reginae) x (pink amoena x Welch 444)) X ((Kaleidoscope x Parakeet) x (Kaleidoscope x Parakeet))
Child plants: 12 child plants

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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