Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: M74-09C
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet, deeper at base and hafts
Beard Color: Blue violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980
Award of Merit: 1982
Cook-Douglas Medal: 1984

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: M70-4A: ((Sunny Heart x Blue Canary) x Canary Isle) X (Blueberry Muffins x Platinum Gold)
Child plants: 35 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2020-04-21
'Sapphire Jewel' bearded iris, overhead view
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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-30
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: South Dakota
Date: 2013-05-25

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