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Vilmorin 1920
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1920-1929
Fall Color:
Lavender
Standard Color:
Lavender
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Vilmorin
Rarity:
Believed Extinct
PBF:
Unknown

Full Description

CLUNY A.I.S. rating, 80-80. Standards floppy, pale lilac-blue; falls drooping, deeper shade. Large blooms on tall stalks, three feet. Good foliage. $0.35. (Longfield, 1930, p. 23). Nursery listings:

Indian Springs Farm Catalog 1927 “S. wisteria-violet; F. soft bluish-violet,evenly marked purple-brown on a cream ground at the haft and extending
below the bright orange beard. A tall-growing variety, with large flowers that bloom early.. 48 inchcs. 60 cts. each j $1.50 for 3; $5.00 per doz”