■(LA) 'Beautiful Bethany'

2004, Pryor

'Beautiful Bethany' (Bernard Pryor, R. 2001). Seedling 62/96-J. LA, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards violet, rim white; style arms white, violet tip; falls darker violet, white rim and reverse, bright yellow blotch signal with raised golden steeple; ruffled. 'New Vogue' X 'Our Dorothy. Iris Haven 2004/05.

Reason for name: Bethany Sheahan (daughter of my friend Teresa Sheahan, of Gundagai NSW) died of cancer aged 8 years old. This iris was named for her. All rhizomes were donated to the Gundagai Primary School, where they grow in the school grounds as a memory of Bethany. H Pryor 27 April, 2020.

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