Opera
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Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, R. 1916
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Intermediate Bearded
Age:
1900-1919
Fall Color:
Magenta/Plum
Standard Color:
Magenta/Plum
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Vilmorin
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

IB. Midseason bloom. Color Class S9D.

From Wing Seed catalog, 1919: OPERA — New. Vigorous plant, very free flowering, attaining a height of two and one-half feet, of beautiful habit, large flowers having falls of purple-violet very deep and velvety, striped on the haft, and with yellow beard; standards full, bright reddish-lilac; style arms yellow with middle line of violet; flowering toward the end of May. $2.00.