Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tell Muhlestein
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 561
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish lavender standards; lavender violet falls
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Upper Glow X ((Mary Randall x Pink Accent) x Melodrama)

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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