Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: M202
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls, large medium blue spot
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974
Award of Merit: 1976

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: M73: (Nylon Ruffles x Truce) X M139: ((Great Lakes x I. mellita) x Lilli Amoena)
Child plants: 25 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2015-03-12
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