Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Stephanie Markham
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 03-02A
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Brick red standards; wine red falls, gold at hafts, blue flash under gold beards
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Gold at sides, brick red center and at ends
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2013
Williamson-White Medal: 2015

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: Diploid
Parentage: Cheese and Wine X W. Terry Varner T93-6A1: (V-311A: (S-309: (Lemon Flirt x unknown) x Q-348: (N-329: (Dancing Gold x unknown) x L-310: (Ring Bearer x Dunderman O-195: (Jana White x unknown)))) x V-369, V-311A sibling)

Image
Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2018-06-02
New to the garden in 2018, this cultivar bloomed at the beginning
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2022-04-27
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Uploaded by coboro
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Plant Events from our members
KJMarionGallant On May 23, 2021 Bloomed
Bloomed early, last year 6/5/2020
KJMarionGallant On June 5, 2020 Bloomed
Lovely!
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Coneflower and Visitor"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.