Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1958
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1961
Seedling Number: H5-12
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Bloom Color Description: Marigold orange standards; spanish orange falls
Beard Color: Orange red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1962
Award of Merit: 1964

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: ((Pink Tower x Radiation) x Pink Formal) X (Palomino x June's Sister)
Child plants: 63 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17

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