Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 82-28
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Creamy orange
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Mandolin X Mistress
Child plants: 16 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Extremely fragrants - smells like orange soda
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Date: 2013-03-23
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Date: 2013-03-23
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