Thornbird
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Monty Byers 1988/1989
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1980-1989
Fall Color:
Gold/Tan
Standard Color:
Gold/Tan
Pattern:
Blend
Beard Color:
Blue/Purple
Hybridizer:
Byers, M
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB, 35″ (89 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards pale ecru; falls greenish tan, deeper at hafts which are overlaid with deep violet lines radiating out from around beard and suffusing into center; violet beard tipped mustard, violet horns or spoons; lightly ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. ‘Art Of Raphael’ X seedling# B-8-2: (‘Cease-Fire’ x ‘Sky Hooks’). Moonshine Gardens 1989. Honorable Mention 1991; Award of Merit 1993; Wister Medal 1996; American Dykes Medal 1997.