■(JI) 'Geisha Dance'

1956, Marx

'Geisha Dance' (Walter Marx, R. 1956) JI (Single), 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. White ground, marbled red-violet (wild aster, M & P), and light blue (gentian); white center, narrow white border. Selection from Rigoletto series. Marx 1956.

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From Marx Gardens catalog, 1958: GEISHA DANCE (Marx 1956) Each $7.SO. Red, white and blue, a color combination rarely seen in the floral world. The upright standards are violet red, the falls bright medium blue, contrasted by pure white borders. A single of matchless form, unlike any other iris, and a splendid grower that will bloom profusely on well branched stems over a long season. 3 to 3½ feet.

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