■(JI) 'Zama-No-Mori'

1896, Tokyo

'Zama-No-Mori' (?Tokyo, 1896) JI. Single. Color Class-3BL. JI (3 F.), 38" (97 cm),

(Registered by Chad Harris, R. 2022) Midseason bloom. Standards white, pale blue-violet (RHS 92C) edges; style arms off-white cream, crests white edged pale blue-violet; falls very pale blue-violet, fading to white, gold-yellow signal following veins; Ise style, pendant form. Parentage unknown. Musashien in Japan, 1863.

Translation: The Appearance Of Dancing.

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From Marx Gardens catalog, 1955: ZAMA-NO-MORI Each $1.50. An enormous single measuring up to ll inches in diameter under right conditions. The gigantic drooping falls are white tinted sky blue which fade to white as flowers age. Tiny standards. One of the most beautiful iris in our collection.
From Flowerfield Bulb Farms catalog 1956: ZAMA NO MORI (Grove of Zama). (Classic Horikiri variety). An enormous single type. The wide, overlapping falls are creped and drape downward. These are white dappled with light blue. The standards are small, rounded and edged with red-purple. Style crests are white, veins white. As is true of most of the single varieties, the buds are numerous, producing a succession of bloom throughout the season. Tall growing. Each $4.00. Three $8.00.

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