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Hybridizer: Lesley Painter
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: L97-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Bloom Color Description: Bright spanish orange, lighter below beards, small dark haft lines
Beard Color: Deep orange
Style Arm Color: Orange
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2007

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: Quito X Pedigree
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2014-05-16

Date: 2014-05-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-17
A bright spot on a rainy day!
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-07
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2011-05-31
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2013-05-23
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-26
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-06-07

Date: 2014-05-16
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-23
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2013-05-17

Date: 2014-05-16
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-06-06
Later bloom.

Date: 2014-05-10

Date: 2014-05-15

Date: 2014-04-23

Date: 2014-05-16
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-29
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja

Date: 2015-05-16
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: 2014-05-11

Date: 2014-05-16
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Date: 2014-05-10

Date: 2013-05-17
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 29, 2012

Date: 2014-05-09

Date: 2014-05-09

Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
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Comments:
  • Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Sep 29, 2011 10:09 PM concerning plant:
    Stunning color. Catches the eye from across the garden.
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