Benton Cordelia
£8.50
Tax included
Tall Bearded Historic Iris 91cm.
Like many of Cedric's iris Cordelia refers to a friend- Cordelia Tregurtha.
Mid Season flowering in the UK - May - June.
Showy pale-mauve self with a tangerine beard.
Introduced by the British artist and hybridiser Sir Cedric Morris in 1953 from Benton Petunia x Radiation.
Dykes Medal winner in 1955.
Appearing in the Wallace & Co catalogue of 1953. It's understood that Cedric had been working closely with the Wallace family nursery who had been specialising in iris since the early 1800's.
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(C. Morris, R. 1953) TB, 36" (91 cm), M. Pale-mauve self, tangerine beard. Benton Petunia x Radiation. Wallace & Co 1953. Dykes Medal (England) 1955.
benton-cordelia
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Data sheet
- Height
- Tall - 70-100cm
- Colour
- Pink
- Fragrance
- None
- Season
- Mid
- Rebloomer
- No
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Tall Bearded Historic Iris 91cm.
Like many of Cedric's iris Cordelia refers to a friend- Cordelia Tregurtha.
Mid Season flowering in the UK - May - June.
Showy pale-mauve self with a tangerine beard.
Introduced by the British artist and hybridiser Sir Cedric Morris in 1953 from Benton Petunia x Radiation.
Dykes Medal winner in 1955.
Appearing in the Wallace & Co catalogue of 1953. It's understood that Cedric had been working closely with the Wallace family nursery who had been specialising in iris since the early 1800's.