Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 95M35
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (36 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet standards; russet red falls
Beard Color: White
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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: What Again X Cherry Flirt
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-04-10
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-12
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-05-08
in pot, waiting for a garden spot
Location: Iowa
Date: 2023-05-05
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-14
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-04
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2024-04-26
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-06-01
In only its second season in the garden, Flirting Again is puttin
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-05-30
Interesting colour combination on this little iris.
Location: Iowa
Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2016-05-25
Location: Iowa
Location: Dayton, KY
Date: April2013
Top view
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-29
This is the first year for this iris in my garden.
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
First flower ever just emerging
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: Dayton, KY
Date: April 2013

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY

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