■(TB) 'Golden Amber'

1937, Sturtevant

'Golden Amber' (Grace Sturtevant, R. 1936) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-S4M. Fragrant. Fairmount 1937.

Also listed in the following nursery catalogs: Fairmount 1946

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From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1938/39: GOLDEN AMBER Sturtevant 1937) The name gives a perfect picture of this matchless glowing iris. The standards are arched and the color, like Chinese amber beads in sunlight. The falls are semi-flaring with undertone of deeper amber overcast with burnished orange. Glowing orange beard. A liquid golden brown iris that received great acclaim last season. Plant near a clear yellow for brilliant garden effect. 3 ft. $15.00.
GOLDEN AMBER (Sturtevant)---Unusual coloring much admired in my garden in 1940. [Junius P. Fishburn, "Survey of 1940 Iris Season", A.I.S. Bulletin 78 (July 1940): 54.]
Illustrated in 1954 Bobbink & Atkins catalog https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/319110#page/43/mode/1up
I wanted to include a yellow blend in my list, one of the tans or one of the apricot-orange blends that are so bright and attractive. The difficulty I had was that the best ones are still somewhat high priced. I believe, however, I would still get GOLDEN AMBER (25). It is not a big iris, but it justifies Mrs. Nesmith's original description of it as like "Chinese amber beads in the sunlight." [Wills, Jesse, (1943). Older Iris I Would Buy Again, American Iris Society Bulletin, 89(April 1943), 16.]

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