Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris

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.