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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Tall Bearded

Age:

1970-1979

Fall Color:

Mauve/Rose

Standard Color:

Mauve/Rose

Pattern:

Blend

Beard Color:

Rust

Hybridizer:

Gladish, Truman

Rarity:

Believed Extinct

Full Description

TB, 33″ (84 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards full smoky red-violet; falls. lighter smoky red-violet; beard light blend. ‘Raspberry Whirl’ X ‘Orchid Jewel’. Niswonger 1973.

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