ORIGINATOR: Llyod Zurbrigg

INTRODUCED: 1961

CLASS: Intermediate Bearded

HEIGHT: 18"

BLOOM SEASON: Early, Reblooming

DESCRIPTION: S. near white; F. upper half maroon, lower ivory-chartreuse blended.

PARENTAGE: Sand-olive dwarf X sib to Step-Up

AWARDS: None

INTERESTING INFO: In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a fire-breathing creature with a head of a lion, a body of a goat and a tail of a serpent. The Chimera was killed by the hero Bellerophon on the winged horse Pegasus.