Dark Fairy
[V]
What's This?
Alta Brown, R. 1960 / I. 1961
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Standard Dwarf Bearded
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
Purple
Standard Color:
Purple
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Blue/Purple
Hybridizer:
Brown A
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered
Full Description
SDB 13″ E
From Melrose Gardens catalog for 1968: “This one is so good it is unbelievable. Darkest violet with hints of plum and a sharp blue beard. Perfect form and substance.”
(TB pink sdlg. X Sulina), HM 1962.
Provenance: Image 1, photo by L Munro at Presby Iris Gardens, 2003. image 2 by L Munro at Presby Iris Gardens, 2005.