Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Weiler
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 78-76-10
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Tan standards; brown falls
Beard Color: Lavender blue

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: 75-97-2: ((Brighteyes x Grace Note) x Gingerbread Man) X 76-1-1: (Ruby Contrast x Little Blackfoot)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-03-06
First ever bloom for me. :-)

Date: 2015-04-01
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-03-06
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2020-04-20
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-03-06

Date: 2015-04-01

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