Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 49-9B
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (65 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Orange
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Orange red and violet standards; white falls, stitched orange, red and brown on edge and hafts
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985
Award of Merit: 1989

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 22-4A: ((Co Co Mocha x 83-6B) x 40-2B) X 72-4C: (Kilt Lilt x 17-2A: ((Copper Capers x 55-6A) x 47-08: (43-8A: (Apricot Blaze x 40-4A) x 23-7A: (30-5B: (35-1 PB1A: (23-4B x Rococo) x April Melody)) x 142-4A: (86-2PF x 2-2 PL)))))
Child plants: 23 child plants

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