Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cleo Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 6845
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9-11 inches (2314 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Canary yellow
Beard Color: Palest lemon. tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972

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: Orange Bantam X Carpathia
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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