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Miniature Dwarf Bearded
The smallest and earliest of the bearded Iris. Starts to bloom here in early May. Up to 8" tall. They make good rock garden and Border plants. They can be subject to winter heaving. Top award is the Caparne-Welch Medal (CW). Caperne Award (CA) was earlier equivilant to Award of Merit (AM).
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Sold Out BEETLEJUICE ( Black, 2013) 7.5" E-M & RE S. pale buff-pink, mid red-violet plicata stitched edge, random dotting over center, dark purple-black midrib; style arms red-grape crest and midrib, light rose edge; F. buff-cream, widely spaced purple-black eye lash lines along beards extending ¾ way down falls, grape sanding on outer edge of haft; beards red-orange in throat, mid-orange in middle, white ends, hairs based white; slight sweet fragrance.
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Not Available 2018 BLACK OLIVE (Paul Black, 2013) 7.5" L & re S. bronze-dark-purple, purple-black midrib and textured veins; style arms mid blue-purple crests and midribs, rose-silver edge; F. red-black, hafts slightly lighter, veined white; beards mid greyed gold in throat, light greyed gold in middle, white end.
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$5.00 BLUE WIND ( Spence 1982) E 8" Ruffled diamond dusted light blue; snow white beard. HM
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Not Available 2018 ELF ESTEEM (Black 2015) 7.5" M-L & re S. green-white fading to white; style arms white, mid violet in heart; F. white, dark burgundy spot bisected by white wedge stripe from beard to edge, white rays over haft surrounded by olive-brown veins; beards mid lavender; slight sweet fragrance
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Not Available 2018 R FOREVER VIOLET (Chapman '2002)ML7.5" Smooth violet self with dark violet beard and streak from beard to petal edge.
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Not Available 2018 SLEEPY TIME (Schreiner's 1987) VE 7"Pale light blue self with white beard. HM 1990
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Not Available 2018 TINY TITAN (Aitken 2002) EML 8" Bright orange self with darker fall lines. HM 2004, AM 2006, Cap-W 2009
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2018