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Ben Hager 1987/1987
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1980-1989
Fall Color:
Orange
Standard Color:
Orange
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Tangerine/Pink
Hybridizer:
Hager B
Rarity:
Available - not endangered
PBF:
No

Full Description

TB, 30″ (76 cm). Midseason bloom. Laced intense orange; fiery tangerine beard. 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, ‘Marmalade’ sib) x ‘Fresno Calypso‘). Melrose Gardens 1988. Honorable Mention 1990; Award of Merit 1992.

TB EM 31″

From Schreiner’s Iris Lovers Catalog 1997 – Collectors Edition:
“Fiery tangerine beards heighten the sense of intensity in this bright orange self. The moderately sized flowers have excellent form with lace and ruffles. Plentiful blooms are borne on well branched stems with 8-10 buds.”
HM 1992, AM 1992.