Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: M346-1
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Gold
Bloom Color Description: Warm white, pumpkin orange spot pattern on falls
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Hooligan X M309-2: (Solar Flight x M255: (Melon Honey x pink sdlg.))
Child plants: 38 child plants

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