Bombay Sapphire
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 33cm.
Early to Mid Season flowering, May and June in the UK.
Pronounced Sweet Fragrance.
Plant 2-3 in a shallow wide pot to take indoors when in flower and fill the house with scent.
Softly ruffled blooms. Pale sky blue standards, blue falls with short white rays around the blue white beards.
Hybridised by Paul Black in 2007 from Near Myth X (Toy Boat x Tu Tu Turquoise).
Receiving an Honourable Mention in 2010.
(Paul Black, R. 2007) Sdlg. L214A. SDB, 13" (33 cm), EMS. pale sky blue; style arms same, darker rib; F. pale sky blue, large diffuse turquoise spot, short white rays around beard, white dart at end of beard; beards cream in throat, cream to sky blue in middle, medium sky blue at end; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. Near Myth X I185A: (Toy Boat x Tu Tu Turquoise). Mid-America 2007. HM 2010.
Data sheet
- Height
- Standard Dwarf - 20-38cm
- Colour
- Blue
- Fragrance
- Sweet
- Season
- Early-Mid
- Rebloomer
- No