Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: B. Dunbar
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 63-3M
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7 inches (18 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue white standards, violet blue midrib; deep violet falls, darker and redder toward center
Beard Color: Blue white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971

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: Rhages X I. mellita
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sant Cruz, California
Date: 2017-03-25
Buddha Song (Dunbar 1969) Historic Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2018-04-05
Picture taken right before the rain!
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-02
Taken in My garden, May 2014

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