Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lynda Miller
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 2287
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue standards; olive green falls, paling at edge
Beard Color: Baby blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996

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
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: 3584: (Lemon Puff x Flirty Mary) X 3684: (Daisy x Indian Jewel)
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Date: 2021-04-10
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Date: 2020-05-26
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Date: 2019-04-29
Forms clumps fairly fast.
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Date: 2016-04-13
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Date: 2024-03-13
First bloom of the year!
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