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■(TB) 'Orange Surprise'

1996, Meek

'Orange Surprise' (Duane Meek, R. 1996). Seedling# 70-5-2. TB, 34" (86 cm). Late midseason bloom. Ruffled deep bright orange self; beards deeper orange, bushy. 'Fresno Flash' X 'Marmalade'. D. & J. Gardens 1996.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: ID. USDA Zones 5 ,6

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From AIS Bulletin #301 April 1996 Introducing ORANGE SURPRISE (D. Meek) TB, M-L, 32". Deep, bright orange self with slightly open standards, flaring falls. Deeper orange beards, fat and bushy. Nice ruffling, 4 branches + terminal, up to 9 buds. Fresno Flash X Marmalade. #70-5-2. $35.00. D&J Gardens.
 


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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Orange-SurpriseNN.jpgjpg Orange-SurpriseNN.jpg manage 32 K 09 Nov 2011 - 15:32 BetsyHiggins Photo by Nola's Iris Garden
OrangeSurprise02edt.JPGJPG OrangeSurprise02edt.JPG manage 69 K 03 Nov 2017 - 18:14 Main.Harloiris Photo by Blue J Iris
OrangeSurprise03.JPGJPG OrangeSurprise03.JPG manage 70 K 07 Apr 2014 - 13:51 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
OrangeSurpriseBJI.jpgjpg OrangeSurpriseBJI.jpg manage 65 K 25 Mar 2012 - 19:34 BetsyHiggins Photo by Blue J Iris
Topic revision: r10 - 03 Nov 2024, PatOlsen
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