Blue Glow
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Nicholls 1942/1942
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1940-1949
Fall Color:
Dark Blue
Standard Color:
Medium Blue
Pattern:
Neglecta
Beard Color:
White
Hybridizer:
Nicholls H
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

From Marble Iris Gardens 1952:
L.36″ A very deep rich blue with a brown flush on the haft of the falls. This unusual iris has a near white beard giving the entire flower a beautiful sheen.
HM 1948.

From Cooley’s Iris Catalog 1952  “Very rich deep blue, the exceptionally wide falls having a lacquered appearance. Standards are a shade lighter than the falls,broad and full, crisp and brilliant. The haft is solid brown with a long white beard shading into orange within the flower. The very best iris of this color. Big, bold and 3 feet tall.”

Provenance: Image 1 from Presby Iris Gardens,Montclair NJ, by L.Munro 2008.