Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: G-55RE
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20°
Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Aureolin standards; darker aureolin falls, white area veined aureolin
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Canary yellow

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: C-95: (Orange Popsicle x Lemon Custard) X C-101: (4-12: (Hindu Magic x (Crinoline x President Farnsworth)) x 4-178: (Faithfulness x Scented Nutmeg))

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Location: McPherson KS
Date: 2023-05-07
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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-03-30
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-03-30

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