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What's This?
Mohr-Mitchell, 1929
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1920-1929
Fall Color:
Dark Blue
Standard Color:
Dark Blue
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Mohr Mitchell
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered
Full Description
TB 46″ M B1M
From Indian Springs Farms catalog for 1931: “An improved Mme. Gaudichau. A wonderful dark purple flower. 46 inches.”
From Cooley’s Gardens catalog for 1936: “Monster blue, a seedling of Mme. Gaudichau, with the Mesopotamica qualities of height and large size. The color is a uniform shade of deep blue, with a rich yellow beard.”
From Milliken Iris Gardens catalog for 1936: “Immense blooms of deep velvety blue purple. It is a seedling of Gaudichau and El Capitan, retaining the color of the former and the size and shape of the latter. 46 inches.”
(Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau X El Capitan), HM 1931.