I am looking for a good performing yellow iris. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the iris forums, Lily!

I do not have much experience in irises yet, but I am sure there's others here who have quite a few suggestions!

lily.

i have grown a few yellow irises in my day, but my growing climate is very different from yours. i live in zone 10a where it rarely freezes , and we don't know what a blanket of snow looks like. it does hail, occasionally, but mostly pea-size or slightly larger. never golf ball size, at least not in the 13 yr. that we've lived in socal.

i am enjoying the few yellows i've bought for this garden: 'devonshire cream' ( hasn't bloomed since its planting, but was an old favorite in my previous garden), 'fall empire' (RE), 'saxon' (RE)', and ' carpè diem' (which is not listed as a rebloomer, but has consistently rebloomed since its purchase).

blooming in my garden, just a few days ago.

. 'carpe diem' just folded its last bloom about 2 weeks ago.



'saxon' bloomed on 12.28.19

. and since i don't have a photo of my own, i thank betja , for the use of the pic from the library.

oh, and how could i have forgotten 'baby duck' ....well, i just got this last year, and am looking forward to its appearance this spring!


so, i'll have to differ to the wisdom of others who live close to you, or are in your growing zone. but, i thought i would share my favorites.

p.s. i have tons more yellow favorites that i would but can only fit in a few due to space limitations.

Ep ~ to the Iris Forum!

I will defer this question, since I don't have enough experience with various yellows.

However, I do grow Harvest of Memories, and it blooms every year, and it rebloomed for me last year. The reason why I would not recommend it is that if you get late spring rains and wind, it might need staking.

One year I found the bloom stalks laying on the ground, when we had some late heavy rain after an earlier spring warmup.

to the Irises Forum!

I do not have a lot of yellow irises, but I do recommend that you don't just get TBs (Tall Bearded), but throw a few intermediate and dwarf irises in the mix to extend your bloom season. Also, there is a good chance that the smaller irises will grow very well in your zone, as they (especially the dwarfs) like their winters colder than the TBs do.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Shanaynay Banaynay is a favorite yellow of mine from last year.

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24 members from CA to Sweden grow this iris, which should indicate that it is a good grower in most places.

Thank you so much for all your suggestions.

Dutch Beauty Mixture

here are some yellows that I personally like

All Smiles


Beauty Becomes Here


Bella Yella


Dance till Dawn


Dream Team


Falallery


Glitter Gulch


Lacy Primrose


Primaluna

Timothy, those are some pretty yellows.

iciris said:Timothy, those are some pretty yellows.

There are many that I have never seen before.

Shizen, I've fallen in love with baby duck! I have to find it now!

TBMan said:here are some yellows that I personally like

All Smiles - Beauty Becomes Here

Bella Yella - Dance till Dawn

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Bella Yella')
• Uploaded by TBMan

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Dance Til Dawn')
• Uploaded by TBMan

Dream Team - Falallery

Glitter Gulch - Lacy Primrose

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Lacy Primrose')
• Uploaded by TBMan

Primaluna

Timothy ~ Wow! What beauties!

I especially like Bella Yella, Dream Team, Lacy Primrose and Primaluna

evelyninthegarden said:Ep ~ to the Iris Forum!

I will defer this question, since I don't have enough experience with various yellows.

However, I do grow Harvest of Memories, and it blooms every year, and it rebloomed for me last year. The reason why I would not recommend it is that if you get late spring rains and wind, it might need staking.

One year I found the bloom stalks laying on the ground, when we had some late heavy rain after an earlier spring warmup.

I had a "Harvest of Memories" bloom four times in one year!!! It's a pretty yellow Iris.

Richard ~ I am very fond of it as well, as I have had this iris for many years. I just wanted to expose its flaws in a truthful manner. The stems do not grow that straight and can be weak. that doesn't mean I am going to get rid of it. I love it, flaws and all. There are some irises that you want to keep even if they are not breeding material.

This thread has made me realize that I need to add some yellow into my beds.

thank you uncle will. i just got 'baby duck' last year, and i am anxiously awaiting its bloom this year. it's still in a pot, looking for a place in my front garden to place roots down permanently.

rob, i'm sure we can All help remedy that!