Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 85M64
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards; light blue falls, rimmed white, slight yellow wash on hafts
Beard Color: Orange, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: (Solar Flight x Cotton Blossom) X B. Jones 334-2: ((Solar Flight x 255: (Melon Honey x (Roberts 65-R-11 x 201))) x (Wright L20 x 255-1))
Child plants: 11 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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