Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Fairy Ring': Meek's 1998 Enchantment

'Fairy Ring' is a standard dwarf bearded iris (SDB) hybridized by Meek and registered in 1998. The magical name evokes a circle of mushrooms where fairies dance, suggesting a cultivar that multiplies quickly into a charming colony of enchanting, miniature blooms.

Cultivar Details

• Family: Iridaceae (eye-rid-AY-see-ee)
• Genus: Iris (EYE-ris)
• Cultivar: Fairy Ring
• Hybridizer: Meek
• Registration Year: 1998

Meek's 1998 SDB introduction captures the whimsy of its namesake. 'Fairy Ring' likely forms a tight, rapidly increasing clump with a profusion of dainty flowers, perhaps in a magical color like lavender-pink with a sparkling finish, creating a miniature fairy circle in the rock garden.