Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bee Warburton
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: A48AA-5
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (34 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Pale violet blue
Beard Color: Pale violet blue
Style Arm Color: Blue and rosy
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1993

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: 2W2: ((Daughter x Dear Love) x Open Sky) X Crystal Bubbles
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durango Colorado 
Date: 2923
Comments:
  • Posted by ttkc4704 (Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockies - Zone 4b) on May 29, 2023 8:10 AM concerning plant:
    Listed as pale violet, but I only see clear blue in my 4b garden. Photo color is accurate to what I see.

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