Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris
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ORIGINATOR: René Cayeux
INTRODUCED: 1928
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 40"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late
DESCRIPTION: S. rosy lilac shaded bronze; F. bright red with pale red edge; white haft markings.
PARENTAGE: ? - No sources found.
AWARDS: None
INTERESTING INFO: From the 1930 Cayeux et Le Clerc Catalog: Immense flower reaching over 3 inches wide, excellent in shape with flatish almost spreading falls. A sturdy grower of the greatest freedom producing strong erect well ramified stems. S. light rosy-lilac shaded bronze. F. very wide purplish garnet-red shading lighter towards the edges; large white throat with brown veins, height 3 feet. Certainly on of our finest production of that year.
From the 1930 Quality Gardens Catalog: Enormous flowers of splendid shape and of the greatest substance. S. light rosy lilac, shaded bronze (pink effect). F. very wide and extremely flaring, bright red, paler at the margin and heavily reticulated at the haft. The foliage is of greater size and height than any iris we have ever seen. It is simply a giant. A sturdy flower of the greatest vigor. This iris has created a great sensation wherever it has been seen. Won the Certificate of Merit by the Commission of the Societe Nationale d'Horticulture de France in 1928.
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