| Hybridizer: | Melba Hamblen |
| Year Of Registration: | 1978 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1979 |
| Seedling Number: | 73-16A |
| Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
| Registered Height: | 15 1/2 inches (40 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
| Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
| Bloom Color Description: | Yellow green standards, greenish midrib, blending to medium brown at edge; bright yellow orange falls, green undertone, rich caramel brown markings at hafts and edge |
| Beard Color: | Orange, deepening in throat |
| 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: | Amphidiploid |
| Parentage: | ((((Truce x Easter Holiday) x Grace Note) x similar sibling) x Ginger Tart) X sibling |
| Child plants: | 10 child plants |
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