Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 83M40-B
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Creamy orange, slightly lighter around beards
Beard Color: Bright orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1994

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Apricota X Shoop orange BB sdlg.
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Maid of orange
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Date: 2013-02-11

Date: April
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