ORIGINATOR: Jean-Nicholas Lemón

INTRODUCED: 1840

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 37"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late

DESCRIPTION: S. light cadmium yellow; F. mahogany red on bronzed yellow ground, flecked deeper. Color is lighter along the dense, orange beard.

PARENTAGE: Unknown

AWARDS: None

INTERESTING INFO: Perhaps the most common historic iris because of its great garden performance. It is the oldest cultivar that I grow.