Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Mohr-Sydney B. Mitchell
Year Of Registration: 1933
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1933
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1936
Award of Merit: 1937

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
Parentage: Grace Sturtevant X cream sdlg
Child plants: 46 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2016-05-09
California Gold
Uploaded by crowrita1
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Mountain City, Texas
Date: 2012
Location: Radford Virginia
Date: 2021-05-22
Really love this one. Tall sturdy scapes but soft, blousy blooms

Date: c. 1948
illustration from the 1948 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

Date: c. 1937
illustration from the 1937 catalog, Carl Salbach, Berkeley, Calif
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2016-05-05

Date: c. 1937
illustration from the 1937 catalog, Carl Salbach, Berkeley, Calif

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