Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 80-15A
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Violet, small deep purple spot around beards
Beard Color: Frosty light violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986
Award of Merit: 1989
Caparne-Welch Medal: 1993

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: (Singing Angel x Cotton Blossom) X unknown, probably sibling cross

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  • Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Mar 29, 2011 4:57 PM concerning plant:
    SPARKY (J. T. Aitken, R. 1983) Sdlg. 80-15A. MDB, 6" (15 cm), ML; Violet with small deep purple spot around beard; frosty light violet beard. (Singing Angel x Cotton Blossom) X unknown, probably sib cross. Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden 1984. [From 1989 AIS Checklist]

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