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J Ghio, R. 1976, I 1977.
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Intermediate Bearded
Age:
1970-1979
Fall Color:
Brown/Rust
Standard Color:
Gold/Tan
Pattern:
Bitone
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Ghio
Rarity:
GG eligible - protected
Full Description
From AIS checklist . Seedling 72-129E. IB, height 20″ (51 cm), Early bloom. Standards burnt gold; falls burnished golden tan; gold beard. ‘West Coast’ X ‘Gingerbread Man’. Bay View 1977.
Honorable Mention 1978; Judges Choice 1978; Award of Merit 1981.
Eden Road Iris Garden 1980: “(West Coast x Gingerbread Man). Burnished gold with more tan in falls. Gold beard. Showy and bright. Well branched HM 78.”
Provenance: Image 1 from L Munro garden, Newfoundland NJ, 2015; acquired from Exline iris Gardens 2014