Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: MD5494BkVar
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 5-7 inches (13-18 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; maroon falls, edged yellow
Beard Color: Orange yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998
Caparne-Welch Medal: 2000

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: AMD4942CrBrSp: (((Louise Hopper x Puppy Love) x (Inca Toy x (sdlg x Atomic Blue))) x ((Curio x (Prodigy x ((Red-Lilli x Pogo) x Regards))) x ((1997A: (Rickshaw x Lilli-Var) x Bongo) x (Russet Dot x 1997G)))) X Ditto
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Location: Illinois, USA
Date: 2019-05-15
Location: Illinois, USA
Date: 2019-05-09
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2023-05-01
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-05-04
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2019-04-19
Uploaded by TBGDN
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-04-21
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-30
Comments:
  • Posted by grannysgarden (Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas - Zone 7a) on Feb 7, 2015 11:12 AM concerning plant:
    Zone 7a. Bloomed its first season planted and has bloomed each spring since.

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