Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Edwin Fox
Year Of Registration: 1951
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1953
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953
Award of Merit: 1957
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1957

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: Bryce Canyon X Ola Kala
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2008-05-14
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Date: c. 1957
photo from the Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 1957
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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