In Reverse
[V] What's This?

Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel 1992/1993
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1993
Fall Color:
Light Blue
Standard Color:
Dark Blue
Pattern:
Amoena
Beard Color:
White
Hybridizer:
Gatty
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB, 36″ (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards bluer than columbine blue (M&P 41-E-9/10); falls palest blue (41-A-4) aging to white; beards white to blue white, cadmium yellow (9-L-8) deep in throat; slight sweet fragrance. ‘Edge Of Winter’ X ‘Swirling Seas’. D. & J. Gardens 1993. Honorable Mention 1995; Award of Merit 1997.

Schreiner’s Iris Lovers Catalog 1999: “This highly acclaimed reverse blue amoena is attracting a lot of attention. The photo illustrates this unusual color pattern’s deep Colombian blue standards and very pale blue-violet falls. The petals have heavy substance and are graced with wide ruffles. As an extra ‘In Reverse’ has a delightfully sweet fragrance.”