Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Nelson
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Bloom Color Description: Tangerine orange, standards flushed pink at midrib
Beard Color: Tangerine orange

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Buffy x (Glacier Sunset x Burnished Rose)) X (Georgia Girl x ((Glacier Sunset x Wenatchee Valley) x Hayride))
Child plants: 12 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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