Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 06M2A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Blue lavender standards, dark at petal base blending to light blue lavender at edges; dark blue lavender falls at hafts blending lighter at petal edges
Beard Color: White
Style Arm Color: Dark blue lavender
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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: 01M23: (Little Showoff x Forever Blue) X 01M5: (Snow Season x Forever Blue)

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-04-25
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-06-06
This iris has the perfect name, it is a beautiful blend of blue.
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-05-30

Date: 2023-05-07

Date: 2014-04-24
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-06-04
Perfectly named dwarf iris!

Date: 2022-05-13

Date: 2023-05-10

Date: 2015-04-10
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2020-04-08

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

Date: 2014-04-24

Date: 2015-04-12
Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2014-04-24

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