Jade
[V] What's This?

Thornton Abell 1963/1963
Iris Class:
Aril/Arilbred
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
Light Blue
Standard Color:
Light Blue
Pattern:
Bitone
Beard Color:
Blue/Purple
Hybridizer:
Abell,Thornton

Full Description

AB (Tb-onco). 28″. Early to midseason bloom. Color Class-B1. Standards light cobalt, light fern-green pattern; falls light cobalt, lavender-green pattern, light cobalt Beard, brushed yellow. Fielding AR sdlg x ‘Arabi Pasha’. Court of Iris 1963. Honorable Mention 1966.
From Chet Tompkins Fleur de Lis Iris Catalog” An attractive new hybrid of pale cobalt blue with   all over veins of lavender green. The underside of the falls is pod green,and the hafts are patterned with fern green a color that continues through the veinings of the stands. Beard is light cobalt blue with barium yellow center. Quite Different