Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 824
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, stitched light violet, greyed chartreuse band; white falls, stitched violet around outer portion, widely banded greyed chartreuse
Beard Color: Pale violet, tipped tangerine in throat
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1989
Cook-Douglas Medal: 1991
Other: Board of Director's Award

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: B80-20: (Concord Touch x Daisy) X Soft Air
Child plants: 270 child plants

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2016-05-13
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-04
SDB Iris Chubby Cheeks
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2008-05-23
4 X 4 flower
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 13, 2022
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2005-06-07
6 X 6 flower
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 5, 2013
In Bright Morning Sunlight
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 9, 2014
Close Up View
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 10, 2015
"Rain Drops Keep Fallin' On My Head"

Photo May 5, 2008
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 4, 2015
After The Shower
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 9, 2014
Overhead View
Location: My Gardens
Date: April 29, 2014
Close Up View
Photo by Lbsmitty
Photo by TBGDN
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2005-05-28
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-08
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Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-05-17
Photo by TBGDN
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2004-05-27
3 X 4 flower
Photo by stilldew
Photo by stilldew
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2013
Location: Mid-America Garden
Date: 2016-04-11

Date: 2012-03-31

Date: 2012-03-31
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-02
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Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2013

Date: 2012-03-31
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