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From Sass catalog, 1948: OLA KALA (J. Sass, 1943)- A very dark yellow self. Light cadmium according to Ridgway. Medium large ruffled flowers on 36-inch well branched stem. $4.00 |
From Schreiner's Iris Lover's catalog for 1947: "This is one of the best deep yellows. So intensely yellow it is almost on the orange side. Rich in color, brilliant in effect. A flaring, lightly ruffled flower on tall stem withstanding weather to a very great degree. It is an iris people talk about and this is high praise indeed as we have an abundance of good yellow iris and when one stands out it must be good." |
Having heard Ola Kala pronounced a half-dozen different ways, we wrote concerning the matter to Henry Sass, son of the late Jacob Sass who created the new Dykes medalist. Says Henry: "The correct pronunciation is 'OH-Ia Ka-LAH' (accent on the 'OH' and 'LAH' syllables). Mrs. M. A. Tinley, Council Bluffs, Iowa, suggested this name. She heard it frequently from some Greek shoeshine boys in Council Bluffs. As I understand it, Ola Kala means the same to the Greeks as OKay to us." [AIS Bulletin 110: 6 (July 1948).] |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | OLEKOLE01.jpg | manage | 261 K | 12 Jul 2017 - 19:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | Ola Kala.jpg | manage | 54 K | 28 Nov 2017 - 13:44 | BobPries | from Schreiners 1952 catalog |
jpg | OlaKala01.jpg | manage | 60 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 20:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | OlaKala04.JPG | manage | 122 K | 11 Feb 2018 - 16:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | OlaKalaIG.jpg | manage | 24 K | 30 Nov 2011 - 00:35 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Irisgal |
JPG | OlaKalaSass42.JPG | manage | 49 K | 06 Jun 2010 - 23:15 | KentPfeiffer | Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska |
jpg | Ola_Kala.jpg | manage | 18 K | 17 Dec 2010 - 14:45 | UnknownUser | Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | TB-Ola-Kala.jpg | manage | 58 K | 21 Oct 2010 - 15:43 | EleanorHutchison | Don McQueen photo, London, Ont, Canada Z5 |
jpg | ola-kala6-08.jpg | manage | 41 K | 11 Jul 2010 - 15:22 | Main.mikeu | Ola Kala by Mike Unser |
jpg | ola-kala7-08.jpg | manage | 41 K | 11 Jul 2010 - 15:23 | Main.mikeu | Ola Kala by Mike Unser |
jpg | ola01.jpg | manage | 94 K | 03 May 2015 - 03:08 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | ola02.jpg | manage | 53 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 02:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Diversity Acres |
jpg | olakala01.jpg | manage | 22 K | 25 Jul 2014 - 02:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rainbow Iris Farm |
jpg | olakala02.jpg | manage | 64 K | 15 May 2014 - 19:25 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
JPG | olakala03.JPG | manage | 43 K | 16 May 2014 - 12:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | olakala04.jpg | manage | 73 K | 14 Jun 2014 - 02:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
jpg | olakala05.jpg | manage | 70 K | 14 Jun 2014 - 02:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
jpg | olakala06.jpg | manage | 73 K | 14 Jun 2014 - 02:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
jpg | olakala07.jpg | manage | 53 K | 22 Jul 2014 - 18:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | olakala08.jpg | manage | 24 K | 13 Aug 2014 - 02:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris Gal Iris Garden |
JPG | olakala09.JPG | manage | 75 K | 25 Oct 2014 - 14:25 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | olakala1.JPG | manage | 53 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 04:00 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | olakala10.jpg | manage | 15 K | 26 Aug 2013 - 02:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by te Sligte Gardens |
jpg | olakala11.jpg | manage | 52 K | 06 Sep 2013 - 16:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Echo Iris Garden |
jpg | olakala12.jpg | manage | 58 K | 24 Jan 2014 - 01:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst,UK |
jpg | olakala13.jpg | manage | 20 K | 24 Jan 2014 - 01:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst,UK |
JPG | olakala14.JPG | manage | 401 K | 17 Jul 2018 - 02:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | olakala15.JPG | manage | 290 K | 17 Jul 2018 - 02:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | olakala16.JPG | manage | 185 K | 20 Mar 2019 - 02:15 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
JPG | olakala2.JPG | manage | 50 K | 28 Sep 2015 - 22:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Pat Canter |
jpg | olakala4.jpg | manage | 44 K | 22 Aug 2014 - 03:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
jpg | olakala5.jpg | manage | 114 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 15:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
jpg | olakala6.jpg | manage | 44 K | 12 May 2013 - 20:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens |
jpg | olakala7.jpg | manage | 440 K | 07 Feb 2017 - 15:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | olakala8.jpg | manage | 124 K | 05 Jul 2018 - 00:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
jpg | olakala9.jpg | manage | 17 K | 16 Jul 2013 - 02:05 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
JPG | olakalla3.JPG | manage | 48 K | 03 Oct 2015 - 14:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Pat Canter |