■(TB) 'Gold Imperial'

1924, Sturtevant

'Gold Imperial' (Grace Sturtevant, R. 1924) TB; Early bloom season. Color Class-Y4M ('Hector' x 'Caterina) X 'Stanley H. White'.Sturtevant 1924. Honorable Mention 1922; Award of Merit 1928.

Awarded the AIS Award of Merit for 1924 introductions published in the January 1928 AIS Bulletin, page 53, see reference below.

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References:

From Glen Road Iris Garden catalog, 1924: GOLD IMPERIAL (Sturt. 1924) — Chrome yellow throughout with a rare finish of texture and form. Awarded an H. M. at the New York show in 1922. 33 in. 15.00.
From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: GOLD IMPERIAL (Sturtevant 1924). A yellow self of wonderful, bright, clear coloring. S. and F. empire to lemon chrome yellow throughout; beard conspicuous, orange. A medium-sized flower of ideal form borne on a vigorous plant. 36 inches. A real yellow Iris, deeper and more uniform in color than Shekinah, and darker than Primrose. $6.00 each.
The AIS Awards from 1926 and 1927 judges reports at the New York Botanical Garden were published in the January 1928 Bulletin, page 53.
Histroic Iris Preservation Society link.

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