Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Chet Tompkins INTRODUCED: 1965 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 30" BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late DESCRIPTION: S. silvery lilac; F. Botticelli-red or burgundy. PARENTAGE: (Clarion Call x reciprocal cross) X Balinesian AWARDS: HM'66, AM'68 INTERESTING INFO: From the 1968 Schreiner’s Iris Lovers Catalog: A huge fluted and ruffled Iris with domed standards of silky, silvery orchid and bright, glowing burgundy red falls. The orange-red beard glows like a spotlight on the rich, velvet-like falls. The hafts are wide and ruffled and the stem strong and excellently branched. A dramatic bicolor.