Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: M396-4
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Golden yellow standards; deep golden yellow falls becoming light yellow at edge
Beard Color: Deep violet blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1995

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: M363: (Miss Oklahoma x (Blue Pools x Wink)) X M364: (((Meadow Moss x Kentucky Bluegrass) x (Gingerbread Man x Meadow Moss)) x Dixie Pixie)
Child plants: 22 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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