Mother of Pearl
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Sturtevant, 1917
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1900-1919
Fall Color:
Lavender
Standard Color:
Lavender
Pattern:
Bitone
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Sturtevant
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB 45″ ML B7L

From Treholme Gardens catalog for 1928: “S. glossy light lavender-blue; F. slightly deeper rich cream at haft reticulated brown; light orange beard. A very vigorous, free flowering variety which has size, form, beauty and attractiveness.”

From The Sam Carpenter Gardens catalog for 1929: “A self color of great charm, with all the soft iridescent tints of mother of pearl. In the same general color range as Mlle. Schwartz, but superior to that fine variety, and there is room for both. Grows and blooms well.”

From the Cayeux et LeClerc catalog for 1930: “Pale bluish lavender, of large size and fine substance, on tall stems.”

AM Haarlem 1930.