Iris Catalogue

An exhaustive collection of Irises exhibited by NEMMIG.

Baby Blessed

SDB Baby Blessed – ( Lloyd Zurbrigg, R. 1979). Seedling K 1 A., R. SDB, height 10″ (25 cm), Early bloom and rebloom (Sept. & Oct. in VA). Light yellow with small white spot on Falls; cream beard. ‘Baby Snowflake’ X ‘Twice Blessed’. Avonbank 1979. Honorable Mention 1981; Award of Merit 1986; Cook-Douglas Medal 1989.

Iris Type:

SDB RE

ACQ#:

2017104

Hybridizer:

Lloyd Zurbrigg

Year Introduced:

1979

Bed Location:

3-01

RIS Rebloom Zone:

How Obtained:

Purchased from HCMG sale

When Planted:

2017-08-06

Standards Color:

Light yellow self

Falls Color:

Light yellow with small white spot

Beards Color:

Yellow in the throat fading out to cream at the tip.

Height:

10"

PBF:

None noted

Bloom Time:

Early bloom and rebloom

Award(s):

Honorable Mention 1981; Award of Merit 1986; Cook-Douglas Medal 1989

Bloom Chart 2017:

Bloomed May 1-16, 2017 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Bloom Chart 2019:

Bloomed at NEMMIG on May 25, 2019.

Notes from NEMMIG:

In bloom May 13, 2021.