Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: D161A
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7 inches (18 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Warm white standards, slight yellow gold veining, yellow gold base; warm white falls, bright medium yellow spot and veined haft area, yellow wire rim
Beard Color: White at end changing to gold, yellow orange in throat
Style Arm Color: White
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002
Award of Merit: 2004

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: Sweet Bite X B289A: (Tweety Bird x 91280C: (85-436A: (Apricot Elf x Pet) x 88-267A: (85-418A: (Caesura x 83-178A: (Betsey Boo x 80-14: (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x 84-207A: (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))))
Child plants: 45 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris

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