Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Painter
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: J05-79B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Wine
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Cantaloupe orange, dark maroon purple lines on falls fading at edges
Beard Color: Coral orange
Style Arm Color: Cantaloupe orange
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014
Award of Merit: 2017

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: L03-28A: (Ostentatious x I've Got Rhythm) X Puccini
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2023-05-16
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-05-16

Date: 2014-04-21
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-25
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-05-02
Teasing a tiger in a bed of oregano
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-12
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2015
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-19
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-25
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, Washougal, Washington
Date: 2015-05-23
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Photo by coboro
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-23
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-21
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04

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