■(MDB) 'Atroviolacea'

1856, Author-- A. Todaro

'Atroviolacea' (Augustino Todaro, 1856). DB, 4-5" (10-18 cm). Very early bloom. Red-violet bitone; white beards. Collected; probable natural hybrid between I. lutescens and I. pumila . Todaro 1856. Honorable Mention 1951; Caparne Award 1952.

Note: A.I.S. approved name: 'Pumila Atroviolacea', though not I. pumila .

Fom the 2022 rebloom checklist: Rebloom reported in: MO. USDA Zones 5

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From Meadow Mountain Bulb Farm catalog 1931: ATROVIOLACEA. A fine deep violet purple self. 6 to 9 ins. 4 for 50c., 25 for $1.50, 100 for $5.00.
Atroviolacea. A dwarf bearded variety flowering in April. Standards and falls deep violet. Six inches. The first bearded Iris to bloom - - - $0.25. Longfield Iris Farm catalog, 1930.

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