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Bee Haven Iris Gardens

Earl Of Essex

Earl Of Essex

Regular price $7.00 USD
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Type: Tall Bearded (TB)
Height: 35"
Hybridizer: Lloyd Zurbrigg
Year: 1980
Bloom Season: Early 
Rebloom Zone(s): 4-10
Awards: HM 1983

'Earl Of Essex' (Lloyd Zurbrigg, R. 1979). Seedling M 46 PL. TB, 35" (89 cm). Early bloom and re-bloom (late September in Virginia). Lightly ruffled and fluted white, heavily veined and stippled orchid violet on Standards and with precise 1/3" orchid-violet border on falls; pale orange beard infused pale violet. ((('Crinkled Ivory' x 'Autumn Sensation') x 'Grand Baroque') x ('Sky Queen' x 'Grand Baroque')) X 'Violet Classic'. Avonbank Gardens 1980. Honorable Mention 1983.

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