Grandville


  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Walter Moores

INTRODUCED: 1977

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 32"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid & Rebloom

DESCRIPTION: S. yellow; F. yellow, brown haft markings, faint brown plicata peppering at edge, brown center stripe.

PARENTAGE: Grand Baroque X Villa Gold

AWARDS: None

PBF: None

INTERESTING INFO:
From the 1980 Melrose Gardens Catalog: A really grand iris in opaque canary yellow with some plicata markings, mostly on the hafts and in cinnamon brown.

Grandville is Walter Moores' first iris introduction and was surprised to see it still being grown.