Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Shoop
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 74-19
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Deep orange
Beard Color: Red orange
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981

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: Sdlgs. inv. Spanish Gift, Gay Time, Ole, Hamblen H5-35, Spanish Affair
Child plants: 18 child plants

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China Dragon
Location: Vacaville, CA
Date: 2010-03-07
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Location: SW yard
Date: 4-9-16
My favorite orange, love the darker orange beard.
Location: SW yard
Date: 4-9-16
Love the thick red orange beards.

China Dragon
Location: Texas
Date: Spring
China Dragon

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-11

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