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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Border Bearded

Age:

1990-1999

Fall Color:

Lavender

Standard Color:

Lavender

Pattern:

Self

Beard Color:

White

Hybridizer:

Dyer

Rarity:

GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

BB, 20″ (51 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards light lilac; falls lightly ruffled light lilac, white in throat; white beard tipped coral. ‘San Leandro‘ X ‘Fond Wish’. Contemporary Gardens 1980. Honorable Mention 1982; Award of Merit 1984; Knowlton Medal 1988.

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