Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 06-216C
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7 inches (18 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards; paler and creamier blue falls
Beard Color: Yellow orange on white in throat, white at end
Style Arm Color: Light blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015
Award of Merit: 2017
Caparne-Welch Medal: 2022

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
Parentage: Fib X Microwave

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Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2019-04-29
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