| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1991 |
| Seedling Number: | 83-42A |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Gold Orange Yellow |
| Flower Patterns: | Blend |
| Bloom Color Description: | Forsythia standards flushed capucine buff on midrib; dandelion to golden glow on fall hafts, small paler spot at end of beards |
| Beard Color: | Mandarin red |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 78-29C: (Festive Aire x 72-5B: ((((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x (60-183-Q: Sexton 60 x Golden Gene)) x (Denver Mint x 60-183-0)) x (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x (Sexton 60: (Gail x Techny Chimes)) x 60-183A)))) X 79-56E: ((72-5B x Orange Empire) x Orangerie) |
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