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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Tall Bearded

Age:

1970-1979

Fall Color:

Lavender

Standard Color:

Yellow

Pattern:

Bicolor

Beard Color:

Orange/Deep Yellow

Hybridizer:

Babson

Rarity:

GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

TB 34″ M

From Eden Road Iris Garden catalog for 1979: “Standards are yellow. Falls are light blue. Beard is yellow. Should be great to cross with Freedom Road.”

(Tambourine X Shipshape), HM 1978

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