Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: SDB2234C
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark red black
Beard Color: Dark
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973
Award of Merit: 1976

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: Zing X M20031: (Dark Fairy x Shine Boy)
Child plants: 28 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-05-19
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2022-05-30
Beard shot
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 4/25/15
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

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