(BB) 'Sea Orchid'

1957, Brown

‘Sea Orchid' ( G. Percy Brown, R. 1957). BB, 26" (66 cm), Late bloom. Standards pale lavender; falls deeper lavender shading to cream edges; reverse color, cream; cream-lavender styles. Brown 1958.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: unrecorded. USDA Zones

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From Brown’s Iris Gardens catalog 1962: Sea Orchid - $2.00 - Not a rebloomer, but one parent of 1963 introduction Autumn Tints. - (Autumn Twilight X Captains Wells) (Autumn Twilight X Tinted Porcelain) - S. closed, waved, Lavender and Cream - F. deeper shade. Brown veins base of falls, slight flare. Fine substance. Stalk 26 inches, 4 wide branches, 7 buds.
 

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