Introduced in 1936 by Tom Metcalfe, said to be a hybrid of 'Eleanor Roosevelt' X 'Mirasol' (but the first seems unlikely). Has become on...Read Moree of those tough "survivors" that is a hand-me-down Iris common in gardens, but rarely still carrying its name. Usually a heavy and early bloomer.
Reblooming is rare, but in that rare year it can make a good autumn showing.
Often confused with 'Berkeley Gold' and has appeared with that name attached to pictures, but 'Golden Cataract' is a different-looking, smaller, perhaps brighter Iris.
Should be listed as an Intermediate Bearded Iris, as it rarely exceeds 24 inches (only in the best growing conditions), and the flower is quite small for a Tall Bearded Iris.
It could easily pass as a member of the hybrid species Iris x germanica, were it not yellow, and it makes a good yellow companion for selections of that species such as 'Crimson King', 'Dorothea', 'Elizabeth Huntington', 'Florentina', 'Kharput', 'Kochii', etc.
Introduced in 1936 by Tom Metcalfe, said to be a hybrid of 'Eleanor Roosevelt' X 'Mirasol' (but the first seems unlikely). Has become on...Read More