Grand Prix


  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1989

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 40"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late

DESCRIPTION: Golden yellow; bright tangerine beard; lightly ruffled

PARENTAGE: I 2342-3: (Warm Gold x Ming Dynasty) X J 552-A: (New Moon x E 1479-A: (Lime Fizz x Kingdom))

AWARDS: None

PBF: Unknown

INTERESTING INFO:
From the 1989 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: One's attention is immediately drawn to this golden yellow self's incredibly bright tangerine beards. With its outstanding height and these screaming beards, Grand Prix is instantly regcognizable as a graden prize winner. It has a relatively formal flower form. 8-9 buds.

Grand prix are any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course.