Yoruba

  • 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: Loïc Tasquier

INTRODUCED: 2010

CLASS: Standard Dwarf Bearded

HEIGHT: 14"

BLOOM SEASON: Midseason

DESCRIPTION: S. light yellow-brown, red brown at base; F. dark purple-brown becoming purple brown toward light yellow-brown rim; beards red brown in throat, half blue, half blue tipped red brown in middle, blue tipped red brown at end; pronounced spicy fragrance.

PARENTAGE: Gypsy Boy X Hot

AWARDS: None

PBF: Unknown

INTERESTING INFO:
From the hybridizer Loïc Tasquier: Both parents are rebloomers. But none of the seedlings have ever rebloomed. From this cross, 'Yoruba' was the only seedling with blue beards like 'Gypsy Boy'. The others had yellow beards like 'Hot'. 'Yoruba' carries 3 flowers that smell sweet and spicy like 'Hot'. It is on the tall side of SDBs and sometimes blooms out of range.