Plant Guardians

Iris ‘Sahara’ (TB)


Description:
Hybridised by Geoffrey Langton Pilkington from Liverpool UK in 1934. TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y4L. Light yellow self. Parentage: 'Bruno' x 'W. R. Dykes'. British Dykes Medal 1935. Described in Award Iris Nurseries Kelway & Son 1949-1950 catalogue as: Primrose yellow 3 ft, Dykes Medal 1928. A.M. AIS 1938,

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

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