This iris catches my breath every year when I see the first blooms. Its size, form, and amethyst coloring are outstanding, but the subtl...Read Moreeties between its blue-violet standards and fuchsia falls are difficult to capture accurately in photographs.
A prolific survivor in neglected conditions.
The 1973 Melrose Gardens catalog, page 8, describes it as having icy amethyst blossoms, ruffled and broad petaled; their 1976 catalog simply refers to it as a super ruffled orchid.
Hybridized by Ghio in 1969; Honorable Mention 1970.
This iris catches my breath every year when I see the first blooms. Its size, form, and amethyst coloring are outstanding, but the subtl...Read More