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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Tall Bearded

Age:

1980-1989

Fall Color:

Magenta/Plum

Standard Color:

Magenta/Plum

Pattern:

Blend

Beard Color:

Lavender

Hybridizer:

Rudolph

Rarity:

Believed Extinct

Full Description

TB, 36″ (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards brown with touch of plum blending; falls plum with ruffled brown band; brown reverse; violet-tipped beard; pronounced fragrance. Seedling #76-29: (seedling #73-38 x (‘Cream Taffeta’ x ‘Yvonne Burt’)) X ‘Ruffled Surprise’. Klehm Nursery 1985.

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