Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 64-48-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Pink
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Cadmium orange standards, slightly pinker glow in center; cadmium orange falls at hafts, blending to buttercup yellow in center radiating from beards
Beard Color: Marigold orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1970
Award of Merit: 1972

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: Flaming Star X 59-232-13: ((Palomino x (Apricot Glory x Ballerina)) x Marilyn C.)
Child plants: 15 child plants

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Date: 2004-05-20

Image from 1969 Eden Road catalog

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