Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Joe Ghio INTRODUCED: 1975 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 36" BLOOM SEASON: Early to Late DESCRIPTION: S. light blue, deep blue-purple midrib; F. deep blue-purple; blue beard. PARENTAGE: ((((Frosted Starlight x (Spanish Peaks x Black Satin)) x ((Cahokia x Pierre Menard) x (Black Forest x Chivalry))) x Penthouse) x (Mahalo x Diplomacy)) X Veneration AWARDS: HM'76, AM'78, DM'80 INTERESTING INFO: Mystique was once a registered iris name in 1969, but was released in 1972 for this particular cultivar. Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1980.