Miss Iris
Classification:
10 Y-Y[ Bulbocodium Hybrids ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
2006
Hybridizer:

Graham Fleming

Graham Fleming
, ACT, Australia
Originator:

Kiera Bulbs

Kiera Bulbs
Registered:
Yes, 2014
Registrant:

Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins
, New Jersey, USA
Seed Parent: 
N. bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. conspicuus Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. conspicuus
Pollen Parent: 
N. bulbocodium subsp. obesus Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. bulbocodium subsp. obesus
Seedling Number:
KS/BH/273/03
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. star-shaped, 37mm wide, facing upwards, deep yellow; perianth segments 11mm long, lanceolate, acute, slight white mucro, inflexed, plane, smooth, separated; the inner segments slightly narrower; corona 33mm long, cup-shaped, mouth broadly ribbed and wavy, with rim rolled slightly inwards and entire.

Origin of Name

My sister Iris is called Miss Iris in her neighborhood where she is the “Master of the Garden” on her block. Where she is from, “Miss” is a term of respect. She is the original “Cottage Gardener” raising cabbage, beans and daffodils in the same beds.