Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 47-0A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Carrot red standards; yellow white falls, amber yellow outer rim, flushed brown lemon, garnet brown hafts
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1976
Award of Merit: 1978

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: 43-8A: (Apricot Blaze x 40-4A) X 23-7A: (30-5B: (35-1 PB1A: (23-4B x Rococo) x April Melody)) x 142-4A: (86-2PF x 2-2 PL))
Child plants: 116 child plants

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