Desert Thistle
[V] What's This?

Jim Gibson 1960/ 1961
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
Mauve/Rose
Standard Color:
Mauve/Rose
Pattern:
Blend
Beard Color:
Tangerine/Pink
Hybridizer:
Gibson J
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

Early to midseason bloom. Color Code = V1. Orchid-violet self with blaze of blue-orchid; reddish-tangerine beard. Seedling 43-2C X ‘Palomino’. Craig 1961. Honorable Mention 1962.

From Cooley’s Iris Gardens Catalog 1971 “This one is not pink but is a glowing rosy mauve, or perhaps a captivating blend of lavender rose, slightly blued,would better describe it. Tall, large and exciting, with wide standards and falls finely laced

Provenance: Image 2 in garden of L Munro, Newfoundland NJ, 2010, purchased from Wanda Rezac 2007.