Hold That Tiger
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Lauck, R. 1957 / I. 1958
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1950-1959
Fall Color:
Yellow Ground Any Stitch
Standard Color:
Yellow
Pattern:
Variegata
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Lauck
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB 32″ M

Deep yellow golden, falls veined mahogany, to 1/2 inch of edge; orange beard.

From Eden Road Iris Garden catalog for 1961: “Deep golden yellow with vivid maroon stripes in the falls. Beard is deep orange. Good substance and fine branching.”

Parentage lost, HM 1959.

Comment: Difficult to capture in a photo, ‘Hold That Tiger’ is a perky little bloom whose brightness is neither harsh nor harrowing. Bound to generate smiles in the garden! sdt