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■(TB) 'Ola Kala'

1943, Sass

'Ola Kala' (Jacob Sass, R. 1942) TB, Height 36", Late bloom. Color Class-Y4D ('Prairie Sunset' x unknown) X ('Golden Age' x unknown). Honorable Mention 1943; Award of Merit 1945; Tied with Kleinsorge's 'Daybreak' for American Dykes Medal 1946 (Medal not awarded this year); American Dykes Medal 1948.

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Iris Ola KalaIris Ola Kala beardfrom Schreiners 1952 catalogFrom: The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 110 (July 1948): 6.Photo by John Black, zone 4 MontanaOla Kala by Mike UnserOla Kala by Mike UnserPhoto by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris GardenPhoto by Ross Eagles-Diversity AcresCourtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS websitePhoto by Rainbow Iris FarmPhoto by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris GardenPhoto by Damon GardensPhoto by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collectionPhoto by Judy Schneider-The Shady SpotPhoto scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collectionPhoto scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collectionPhoto by Damon GardensPhoto by Iris Gal Iris GardenPhoto by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.Photo by te Sligte GardensPhoto by Echo Iris GardenPhoto by Iris of Sissinghurst-United KingdomPhoto by Iris of Sissinghurst-United KingdomPhoto by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5Photo by Pat CanterPhoto by Rene Martin-FrancePhoto by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- FrancePhoto by Iris City GardensPhoto by Kelways-United KingdomPhoto by Superstition Iris GardensPhoto by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris GardenPhoto by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris GardensPhoto by SchreinerPhoto by IrisgalPicture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NebraskaPhoto by Pat CanterPhoto by Alla Chernoguz-UkraineDon McQueen photo, London, Ont, Canada Z5
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From Sass catalog, 1948: OLA KALA (J. Sass, 1943)- A very dark yellow self. Light cadmium according to Ridgway. Medium large ruffled flowers on 36-inch well branched stem. $4.00
From Schreiner's Iris Lover's catalog for 1947: "This is one of the best deep yellows. So intensely yellow it is almost on the orange side. Rich in color, brilliant in effect. A flaring, lightly ruffled flower on tall stem withstanding weather to a very great degree. It is an iris people talk about and this is high praise indeed as we have an abundance of good yellow iris and when one stands out it must be good."
Having heard Ola Kala pronounced a half-dozen different ways, we wrote concerning the matter to Henry Sass, son of the late Jacob Sass who created the new Dykes medalist. Says Henry: "The correct pronunciation is 'OH-Ia Ka-LAH' (accent on the 'OH' and 'LAH' syllables). Mrs. M. A. Tinley, Council Bluffs, Iowa, suggested this name. She heard it frequently from some Greek shoeshine boys in Council Bluffs. As I understand it, Ola Kala means the same to the Greeks as OKay to us." [AIS Bulletin 110: 6 (July 1948).]

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olakala3.jpgjpg olakala3.jpg manage 185 K 08 Jul 2022 - 02:45 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
olakala4.jpgjpg olakala4.jpg manage 44 K 22 Aug 2014 - 03:17 TerryLaurin Photo by Iris City Gardens
olakala5.jpgjpg olakala5.jpg manage 114 K 29 Feb 2016 - 15:45 TerryLaurin Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom
olakala6.jpgjpg olakala6.jpg manage 44 K 12 May 2013 - 20:10 TerryLaurin Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens
olakala7.jpgjpg olakala7.jpg manage 440 K 07 Feb 2017 - 15:29 TerryLaurin Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden
olakala8.jpgjpg olakala8.jpg manage 124 K 05 Jul 2018 - 00:39 TerryLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
olakala9.jpgjpg olakala9.jpg manage 17 K 16 Jul 2013 - 02:05 TerryLaurin Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens
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