Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Luihn
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 74-8BA
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Aureolin yellow
Beard Color: Cadmium orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1980
President's Cup: 1978

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: Miss Illini X Solano
Child plants: 40 child plants

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Date: 2004-05-24
Photo by Cuzz4short
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2012-05-13
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2004-09-06
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Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-05-27
Location: My garden
Date: May 2015
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-05-30
Location: My garden
Date: May 2013
Temple of Gold TB

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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