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■(MDB) 'Midas Mite'

1984, Willott

'Midas Mite' (Anthony and Dorothy Willott, R. 1984). Seedling #78-28. MDB, 6" (15 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards light yellow; falls dark orange yellow; pale yellow orange beard. Seedling #76-21: (seedling #72-33: ('Blueberry Muffins' x (('Nylon Loveliness' x 'Dark Fairy') x Roberts seedling #65R9)) x 'Gingerbread Man') X 'Inca Star'. Willott 1985.

AIS Awards: High Commendation 1984; Honorable Mention 1989.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: MA. USDA Zones 6

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2020_MDB-MidasMite.jpgjpg 2020_MDB-MidasMite.jpg manage 1 MB 23 Nov 2025 - 22:31 Main.avmoran Photo By Anita Moran in Maryland
MidasMite9.jpgjpg MidasMite9.jpg manage 309 K 15 Nov 2022 - 21:35 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Dorothy Willott slide collection
Midas_Mite.jpgjpg Midas_Mite.jpg manage 42 K 05 May 2010 - 23:37 Main.wilsonjh photo by Jim Wilson, Kentucky
midas_mite_em.jpgjpg midas_mite_em.jpg manage 120 K 04 Jan 2020 - 00:31 Main.Elladan Photo by Elladan
midas_mite_em_2.jpgjpg midas_mite_em_2.jpg manage 156 K 04 Jan 2020 - 00:31 Main.Elladan Photo by Elladan
midasmite.jpgjpg midasmite.jpg manage 22 K 24 Jul 2012 - 00:52 TerryLaurin www.rainbowfarms.net
midasmite01.JPGJPG midasmite01.JPG manage 360 K 09 May 2017 - 03:01 TerryLaurin Photo by Dorothy Vande-Wisconsin Iris Society
midasmite05.jpgjpg midasmite05.jpg manage 107 K 05 May 2020 - 21:51 TerryLaurin Photo by Neil D Houghton
midasmite3.jpgjpg midasmite3.jpg manage 57 K 04 Sep 2013 - 16:44 TerryLaurin Photo by Hermit Medlars Walk
midasmite7.JPGJPG midasmite7.JPG manage 177 K 27 Apr 2025 - 12:09 TerryLaurin Photo by Delane H Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
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