Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 73-3
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 8 inches (20 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Pale mimosa yellow, canary yellow spot pattern on falls
Beard Color: Cadmium orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981

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: 71-20: (Spring Salute x ((Jungle Shadows x Cretica) x Kavan 11-16)) X 71-9: (Spring Salute x ((Patience x Welch N-503) x (Jungle Shadows x pumila)))
Child plants: 6 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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