Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: S259A
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7.5 inches (19 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Green white standards fading to white; white falls, dark burgundy spot bisected by white wedge stripe from beards to edge, white rays over hafts surrounded by olive brown veins
Beard Color: Mid lavender
Style Arm Color: White
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2017
Award of Merit: 2019
Caparne-Welch Medal: 2021

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
Parentage: O262CR: (91246BR: (793A: (Puppet x Meadow Moss) x 89263A: (85388A: (Cindy Mitchell x 83132B: (B80-35: (Clay's Caper x Michael Paul) x Rainbow Music)) x ((Cindy Mitchell x Joyous Isle) x ((Cindy Mitchell x unknown)))) x Forever Blue) X Replicator

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