Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel by B. Hager
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: 72-4D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pumpkin orange
Beard Color: Orange tangerine

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: 69-42A: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) X 68-59A: (Radiant Light x 62-58A: (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x Sexton 60) x 60-183A: ((Sexton 60: Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2020-05-21
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Date: 2020-05-21
Location: zone 10a socal
Date: 2020-05-21
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shizen On August 8, 2018 Obtained plant
horton ord.; potted; stored near bamboo fntain.
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