Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: CC 796-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Bright cadmium orange
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Hawaiian Queen X W 621-10: (T 842-A: (M 973-A: (((M 1212-1 x Snowy Heron) x (Mary Randall x Amethyst Flame)) x (((Inca Chief x Lady Albright) x ((Miogem x Oriental Glory) x (Harriet Thoreau sdlg. x Savage))) x ((Halolight x Inca Chief) x ((Copper Medallion x Argus Pheasant) x Inca Chief)))) x ((Lilac Supreme x Rippling Waters) x (Lilac Snow x Lilac Supreme))) x K 390-H: (Meggie x ((Wine and Roses x Y 1307-A: (R 118-B x Rippling Waters)) x (((Alpenrose x (Crispette x (Lavanesque x Pathfinder))) x Prairie Clover) x Claudia Rene)))) x Hula Girl)
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 8, 2017

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