Lord Baltimore
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Nearpass, R. 1968 / I. 1969
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
Dark Blue
Standard Color:
Light Blue
Pattern:
Neglecta
Beard Color:
White
Hybridizer:
Nearpass
Rarity:
GG eligible - protected
PBF:
Unknown

Full Description

TB 38″ ML

From Schreiner’s Iris catalog for 1975: “An outstanding new iris from Eastern US. A crisp, clean cut, sharp blue neglecta of ideal form. Standards are light blue and the velvety falls are medium deep violet blue. Crisp, large, wide blooms. A lacquer-smooth jewel.”

((Snow Flurry x Whole Cloth) X Indiglow), HM 1972, AM 1973.

Provenance: Image 1  from Presby Iris Gardens, circa 2004.
There are some impostors of this iris being circulated, but they are not as striking as the original. The falls are not as deep and solid blue, and the beard is not as crisp and full. The original is a striking iris. Once you see it in person you will never get it mixed up with the impostor again.