Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 5D4048
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; yellow falls washed sienna brown
Beard Color: Yellow

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: Tease X SD3257Rd: (SD2669Br: (SD2241A: (Sunny Heart x 1804: ((Evening Storm x Welch H-501) x (Sulina x Melodrama))) x (Blueberry Muffins x Peanuts)) x Abracadabra)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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