Lodestar Hall, 1925 TB 36" M Y9D From The Longfield Iris Farm catalog for 1934: "S. lemon chrome; F. velvety claret brown with lemon chrome border. The flowers are fine finish with S. of remarkably clear color. Thirty-six inches. A most brilliant variegata." From Cooley's Gardens catalog for 1937: "One of the last to flower, this bright combination of glittering yellow standards and very dark brownish falls is a real "high light" in any garden. Flowers are of perfect formation, lavishly produced. Height about two and a half feet. Very small rhizomes always."

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From Carl Salbach's catalog for 1939: "Easily the best and brightest of all small variegatas. A fine doer everywhere and not only bright, but very rich. Bright yellow standards, clear red brown falls, highlighted by vivid gold edging. Very clear in color, and although a small iris it is one of the most outstanding of all iris - one that should be in every garden. Rhizomes always small. 24-inch." ((Gajus x ... ) X Iris King), AM 1927.