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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Miniature Tall Bearded

Age:

1960-1969

Fall Color:

Magenta/Plum

Standard Color:

Fawn/Bronze

Pattern:

Bicolor

Beard Color:

Gold/Tan

Hybridizer:

Welch, Walter

Rarity:

GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

Seedling W-310. MTB, height 18″ (46 cm), Late bloom. Standards light tobacco brown; Falls daphne red. Diploid tall bearded X table iris. Welch 1963.

Honorable Mention 1966.

Provenance: Image1: By Laetitia Munro in the San Souci Iris Garden, Maryland, 2005.

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