Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: T4280LcOr
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Intense orange
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990
Award of Merit: 1992

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: T3900LcPch: (Orange Punch x Sumptuous) X T3902BrtOr: (((Hayride x T2735-Or: (((Norah x Thisbe) x Glittering Amber) x ((Happy Birthday sdlg x sdlg.) x Glittering Amber) x Picture Perfect)) x Keppel 72-3E: (West Coast x 68-59A: (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x (Gail x Techny Chimes)) x ((Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene))))) x Fresno Calypso)
Child plants: 28 child plants

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