Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 4039-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Fiery dark orange
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Orange
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: Esmeralda X Hindenburg
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Australia
Date: 2023-11-11
Fiery Figure
Location: Australia
Date: 2023-10-29
Fiery figure
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Uploaded by Betja
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Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 21, 2012 
Sunlight really makes it fiery!
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 21, 2012
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