Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Elvan Roderick
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 7526
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Bloom Color Description: Spanish orange
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981
Award of Merit: 1983
President's Cup: 1981

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: West Coast X New Moon
Child plants: 24 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-06-02
Location: North Carolina
Date: 05-11-2014
Location: In backyard garden, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2015-04-15
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-05-25
Location: Cawston, BC
Date: 2023-03-16
From Hillside Irises
Uploaded by Dachsylady86

Date: 2008-05-30
Uploaded by tveguy3
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/6/17
Location: Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, Vacaville CA
Date: 2009-05-20
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Uploaded by avmoran
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Uploaded by floweraddictnc

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2015-02-16
Uploaded by MargieNY
Location: Cisco, Tx

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2012-05-01
Image courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
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