Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lynn Markham
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: 66-8A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White, dark blue purple spot on falls
Beard Color: Cream yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972
Award of Merit: 1975

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Elisa Bee X Warburton 72IJ-1: ((Fairy Flax x Blue Denim) x (Fairy Flax x Blue Denim))
Child plants: 23 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Date: 2016-04-26
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-04-26
Location: Sperling, MB
Date: 2016-05-28

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