Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 96T17
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Orange
Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Soft orange standards, pink infusion at midrib; creamy white falls, 1/4" rim of soft orange, orange blush on hafts
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped orange
Style Arm Color: Blended yellow and orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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: Chariots of Fire X 91T54: (Gold Galore x Fresno Frolic)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Date: 2016-05-25
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Deliciously Different, just opened, in early morning sun.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-09

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Currie's Daylily Farm
Date: 2014-06-13

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-04

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