Guru
Intermediate Bearded Iris 56cm. Introduced by and Exclusive to Chailey Iris Garden in the UK.
Mid-Late season flowering, late May to early July in the UK.
Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Showy plicata flowers in purple and white. Royal purple standards with faint white centre infusion, matching 5mm edge on white blaze falls with slightly redder shoulders. Beard in chrome orange with blue-white at the tip.
Introduced by Keith Keppel in 1995 from April Melody, Tea Apron, Firewater and others.
Honourable Mention in 1997.
(Keith Keppel, R. 1994) Sdlg. 90-13B. IB, 22" (56 cm), ML. S. near royal purple (M&P 43-K-10), faint white center infusion; style arms royal purple; F. 1/4" matching edge, slightly redder (43-K-10) shoulders, white blaze; beards chrome orange (10-K-12), blue white at end; pronounced sweet fragrance. 84-101B: (((74-48G: ((April Melody x 68-40B: (66-35B: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody)) x (Roundup x 69-30D, Artwork sib)) x (((66-35C x April Melody) x 68-40B) x Osage Buff)) x (Firewater x 74-48A)) x Daredevil) X Nimble Toes. Keppel 1995. HM 1997.
Data sheet
- Height
- Intermediate - 40-70cm
- Colour
- Purple
- Fragrance
- Pronounced Sweet
- Season
- Mid-Late
- Rebloomer
- No