Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Alta Brown
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: M902-l
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue standards; bright oxblood red falls, lavender blue border
Beard Color: Pale lavender
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1968
Award of Merit: 1971

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: M 61: (Snow Flurry x Sea o' Blue) X Lilli-Var
Child plants: 28 child plants

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2019-05-12
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: April 2023
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: April 2022
planted last Spring. It's recovered, increasing and happy!
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: April 2022
planted last Spring. It's recovered, increasing and happy!
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: April 2023
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Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-08
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Location: East facing back yard garden
Date: May 2019
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