ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1987

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 40"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late

DESCRIPTION: Heavily ruffled lobelia blue, white-tinted zones around cream beard.

PARENTAGE: K 35-7: (Navy Strut x Royal Regency) X Land O' Lakes

AWARDS: HM'89

INTERESTING INFO: From its 1987 Introductory Iris Lover's Catalog: Memphis Blues excels in color, size, form and habit. The simply huge (6½" x 5") lobelia blue flowers possess stiff upright standards and wide fully round falls with white tinted zones around the beards. And what heavy ruffles! An excellent grower, Memphis Blues produceds three to four branches on tall stems bearding 8-9 buds. Don't wait, make this centerpiece of your garden. $35.00