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■(TB) 'Spanish Fireball'

1995, Jones

'Spanish Fireball' (Bennett Jones, R. 1994). Seedling# 88-5. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards cadmium orange (HCC 8); falls lemon yellow (4); beards deep carrot red; slight fragrance. Seedling# 85-5: ((('Orange Chiffon' x (((Shoop seedling# 59-6-2 x (seedling# 591-1 x 'Dream Fashion')) x 'Gypsy Rings' sibling) x (seedling# 918: (seedling# 591: ('Spanish Affair' x 'Marilyn C') x ('Spanish Affair' x Shoop seedling# 58-18)) x Shoop seedling# 64-5))) x ((('Bright Butterfly' x 'Dream Fashion') x ( 'Bright Butterfly' x 'Spanish Gift')) x (((('Marilyn C' x 'Bright Magic') x seedling# 591-1) x Shoop seedling# 62-5) x seedling# 918-3))) x 'Early Surprise') X 'Fame' Aitken's Salmon Creek 1995. Honorable Mention 1997.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: TX. USDA Zones 7

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

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.
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here

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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Spanish-FireballNN.jpgjpg Spanish-FireballNN.jpg manage 19 K 10 Nov 2011 - 20:59 BetsyHiggins Photo by Nola's Iris Garden
SpanishFireball02.jpgjpg SpanishFireball02.jpg manage 61 K 14 Apr 2014 - 11:14 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
SpanishFireball03.jpgjpg SpanishFireball03.jpg manage 44 K 01 Apr 2015 - 02:49 TerryLaurin Photo by AIS Archives
spaishfire03.JPGJPG spaishfire03.JPG manage 92 K 08 Jul 2014 - 15:21 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Bee Warburton slide collection
spanishfireball01.jpgjpg spanishfireball01.jpg manage 40 K 22 Dec 2014 - 15:37 TerryLaurin Photo by Exline Iris Garden
spanishfireballTIF.jpgjpg spanishfireballTIF.jpg manage 17 K 05 Dec 2011 - 23:01 BetsyHiggins Photo by The Iris Fan
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