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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Intermediate Bearded

Age:

1960-1969

Fall Color:

Gray

Standard Color:

Gray

Pattern:

Blend

Beard Color:

Lemon/Light Yellow

Hybridizer:

Greenlee

Rarity:

Believed Extinct

PBF:

Unknown

Full Description

IB, 20″ (51 cm), Early bloom. Standards light gray-orchid; falls darker gray-orchid. ‘Char-Maize‘ X ‘Pearl Shell’. Eden Road 1965. Honorable Mention 1967; Judges Choice 1967, 1968.

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