Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
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ORIGINATOR: Ferdinand Cayeux
INTRODUCED: 1925
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 48"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid
DESCRIPTION: S. sky-blue-violet, style arms pale lavender; F. bluish-muave, blue-white area around haft and beard; white beards tipped yellow.
PARENTAGE: Dalmatica X Monsieur Mass�
AWARDS: Certificate of Merit S.N.H.F.
INTERESTING INFO: From the 1930 Cayeux et Le Clerc Iris Catalog: This cross has given us stately high plants among which Aziyad� was prominently selected for enormous flowers reaching 8 inches white. S. beautiful sky-blue. F. spreading soft bluish-mauve. A free-growing plant with rigid stems over 4 feet high.
From the 1930 Robert Wayman Iris Catalog: Beautiful sky blue flowers of very large size on tall stems. Attracted a great deal of attention in my garden this past season. Very scarce.
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