Tall Bearded, Space Age, Iris 89cm. A prolific bloomer
Mid Season flowering, May and June in the UK
Sweet Fragrance
Lightly ruffled bloom with pale ecru standards and greenish tan falls, deeper at the hafts which are overlaid by deep violet lines radiating out from around beards and suffusing into the centre. Violet beard tipped mustard, with large violet horns
Hybridised by Monty Byers in 1988 from Art of Raphael X (Cease-Fire x Sky Hooks). Appearing in the Moonshine Gardens catalogue in 1989
Justifiably winning awards; Honourable Mention 1991, Award of Merit 1993, Wister 1996, and the coveted Dykes in 1997
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(Monty Byers, R. 1988) Sdlg. D156-1-B. TB, 35" (89 cm), MS. pale ecru; F. greenish tan, deeper at hafts which are overlaid with deep violet lines radiating out from around beard and suffusing into center; violet beard tipped mustard, violet horns or spoons; lightly ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Art of Raphael X B-8-2: (Cease-Fire x Sky Hooks). Moonshine Gardens 1989. HM 1991, AM 1993, Wister 1996, Dykes 1997.
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