Hybridizer's Comment: Coming from a cross that gave us so many lovely seedlings, final selection was rather difficult. Standards are coral orange, closed and lightly ruffled. The falls are coral-orange-sienna with an overlay of creamy apricot around the beards. There is also a large soft violet flash beside and below the vibrant tango orange beards. Flowers are pert, flaring and ruffled. Branching is 0K with three flowers out at once, but maybe not show winners. It has a strong sweet perfume and is a good parent. Sister to 'Honey Dripper'. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.) |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | CANDYCOLOURS03.jpg | manage | 62 K | 19 Apr 2014 - 20:10 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Igor Khorosh,Ukraine |
jpg | CANDYCOLOURS04.jpg | manage | 62 K | 19 Apr 2014 - 20:11 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Igor Khorosh,Ukraine |
JPG | CANDYCOLOURS6.JPG | manage | 132 K | 05 Dec 2019 - 14:30 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Debbie Carpenter of.Iris-Splendor-Australia |
jpg | CANDY_COLOURS_by_Barry_Blyth.jpg | manage | 72 K | 26 Mar 2010 - 11:55 | Main.Laymont+ | by Barry Blyth, Tempo Two, Australia |
jpg | CandyColors-2015-2.jpg | manage | 38 K | 29 Nov 2015 - 13:32 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
jpg | CandyColours-2016-2.jpg | manage | 46 K | 28 Jan 2017 - 09:59 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
jpg | CandyColours-2016-3.jpg | manage | 46 K | 28 Jan 2017 - 09:59 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
jpg | CandyColours-2016-6.jpg | manage | 46 K | 28 Jan 2017 - 09:59 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | CandyColours01.JPG | manage | 88 K | 31 May 2017 - 02:32 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
JPG | CandyColours02.JPG | manage | 110 K | 31 May 2017 - 02:33 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | CandyColours03.jpg | manage | 118 K | 31 May 2017 - 02:34 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | CandyColours04.jpg | manage | 203 K | 31 May 2017 - 02:35 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | CandyColours05.jpg | manage | 74 K | 27 Sep 2019 - 02:48 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris-Iris du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | CandyColours09.jpg | manage | 240 K | 23 Sep 2021 - 01:34 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Michael Barnes- Iris Australis-Australia |
jpg | CandyColours1.jpg | manage | 71 K | 13 Apr 2016 - 15:50 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Napa Country Iris Garden |
jpg | CandyColours2.jpg | manage | 48 K | 15 Dec 2013 - 16:54 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | CandyColours9.jpg | manage | 51 K | 03 Feb 2021 - 00:42 | TerryLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
jpg | candy01.jpg | manage | 49 K | 02 Feb 2015 - 20:57 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | candycolours01.jpg | manage | 67 K | 17 Nov 2014 - 02:46 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
JPG | candycolours010.JPG | manage | 214 K | 28 Jan 2024 - 03:02 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | candycolours02.jpg | manage | 70 K | 17 Jun 2015 - 02:12 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | candycolours03.jpg | manage | 645 K | 30 Dec 2015 - 17:05 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
JPG | candycolours08.JPG | manage | 282 K | 24 Nov 2020 - 17:12 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
jpg | candycolours09.jpg | manage | 145 K | 17 Aug 2020 - 02:10 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
JPG | candycolours1.JPG | manage | 273 K | 09 Apr 2016 - 16:58 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Robin Shadlow- Iris Sisters Farm |
jpg | candycolours2.jpg | manage | 226 K | 23 Nov 2017 - 20:32 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
jpg | candycolours3.jpg | manage | 83 K | 28 Feb 2014 - 13:54 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mid-America Garden |
jpeg | candycolours4.jpeg | manage | 91 K | 23 Oct 2018 - 19:28 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Viktor Karpenko-Ukraine |
jpg | candycolours5.jpg | manage | 59 K | 13 Sep 2019 - 19:39 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riversdale Irises-Australia. |