Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 97-10D
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Pale primrose cream standards; cream falls, dark violet vein-patterned spot below beards, veins wider and fainter toward distal end
Beard Color: Yellow, hairs tipped cream, yellow orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Cream
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

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: 92-17X: (90-09A: (Chubby Cheeks x Black Star) x Gemstar) X Denali
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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