Andromède
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Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie 1926
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Intermediate Bearded
Age:
1920-1929
Fall Color:
Purple
Standard Color:
Purple
Pattern:
Bitone
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Vilmorin
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered
PBF:
Unknown

Full Description

IB M B3M

Blue-violet bitone, with golden beards.

From Treholme Gardens catalog 1930: ANDROMEDE (Vilmorin 1926. C.M., S.N.H.F. 1926) E.90, G.88, M. S., 38″. S. bright coppery-violet; F. bright violet-purple. A very large flower of fine form and good substance on well-branched stalks.

From Robert Wayman’s catalog of 1932: “28 inches. Early. A recent French introduction and a very fine flower of brilliant violet coloring.”

Note: Andromède hit the North American stage in 1929. It was simultaneously released in Canada by McDonald & Sons of Ottawa; and in the USA by the Schreiners, then of St. Paul, Minnesota.

CM SNHF 1926.