1923, Burchfield
'Gandhi' (Samuel Burchfield, 1923). TB. Midseason late bloom. Color Class-B3D. Burchfield 1923; Bonnewitz 1927.
Note: 1939 Check List shows spelling as Gandhi, which is probably a typo error. Hybridizer lists Ghandi.
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From Huron Valley Iris Gardens, 1925: GHANDI. The latest to bloom in this section, S.medium, dark shade of blue gray; F. round flaring, a dark rich velvety purple, shading lighter at margin, Haft, whitish ground, coffee brown at sides; the veining is so wide and close together that the ground can hardly be seen. Styles, lavender gray, red, darker, $5.00. |
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