Gene Wild

Tom Craig 1952/1952
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1950-1959
Fall Color:
Mauve/Rose
Standard Color:
Mauve/Rose
Pattern:
Streaked/Striped
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Craig
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

TB, 40″ (102 cm), Late bloom. Color Class-W2, Warm white and old-rose. ‘Rich Raiment’ x ‘Joseph’s Mantle‘.

From the Court of Iris 1955 “(Rich Raiment X Joseph’s Mantle) This is a stunning plicata of creamy white and rose with excellent form and good stem. It is really a ‘fancy plicata’
and one of Mr. Craig’s best-with such parentage, how could it miss?”