Grace Kallam


  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Grace Kallam by Lucienne Michelin

INTRODUCED: 1972

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 45"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid

DESCRIPTION: S. white; F. light blue-violet.

PARENTAGE: Whole Cloth X 59-1-C: (Mary McClellan x Violet Harmony)

AWARDS: None

PBF: None

INTERESTING INFO:
From the 1975 Doris Foster Iris Catalog: Large ruffled white and violet amoena.

The originator's sole iris introduction, submitted by Lucienne Michelin, a member of the AIS who lived in Arcadia, California. Interestingly, there is a garden named after her (Grace Kallam Perennial Garden) in Arcadia, California which features a wide variety of iris.