Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 29-4A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Gold and brown standards; brown maroon falls on white ground
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971
Award of Merit: 1973
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1976

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: 1-2 PLD X Golden Filigree
Child plants: 38 child plants

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1976 Dykes winner.
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Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: California
Date: 2013-05-19
Kilt Lilt, photo taken around noon.
Location: California
Date: 2013-05-19
Kilt Lilt, photo taken around noon.
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-04
Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-05-29
Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-05-29

Image from 1975 Cooley's catalog
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-21

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