Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Weiler
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 79-157-19
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (92 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Clean and clear yellowish orange
Beard Color: Orange red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: 74-101-2: ((((Glittering Gold x Orange Crush) x 65-19-3: (Ballerina x Orange Crush)) x ((Cloth of Gold x Ballerina) x Pompano Peach)) x Fresno Calypso) X 77-15-2: (Georgia Girl x (((Ola Kala x Orange Crush) x Pompano Peach) x (Moon River x Orange Crush)))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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