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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Border Bearded

Age:

1960-1969

Fall Color:

Purple

Standard Color:

White

Pattern:

Amoena

Beard Color:

Lemon/Light Yellow

Hybridizer:

Sass-Edinger

Rarity:

Available - not endangered

Full Description

BB 24″ M

Standards and style arms icy lilac. Falls icy lilac with network of violet veining; beards yellow, end white with hairs tipped yellow. Parentage unknown, diploid. In circulation prior to 1965.

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