Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sass
Year Of Registration: 1955
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1955
Seedling Number: 50-181
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Yellow and violet

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: ((Mattie Gates x Ola Kala) x Ola Kala) X ((Golden Age x Prairie Sunset) x (Midwest Gem x Dore) x Prairie Sunset) x Sunset Serenade))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sass Memorial Garden, NE.
Date: 2023-05-24
Location: Sass Memorial Garden NE 
Date: 2023-05-24
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-05-04
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-27
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-21
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