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■ (Spx) 'Beetroot'

1989, Davidson

'Beetroot' (B. LeRoy Davidson, 1989). A heavily veined purple-on-white, the stalk and foliage to 38 in., the latter deeply colored reddish purple rather than violet, the stalk with 3 branches and 7 flowers, so pubescent on the Falls as to appear actually bearded." Iris xrobusta. (A 'Sarah Tiffney' seedling named by B. LeRoy Davidson, SIGNA 42: 1517. Spring 1989).

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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
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Iris-x-robustaBeetrootDHuntofLouisville4.jpgjpg Iris-x-robustaBeetrootDHuntofLouisville4.jpg manage 48 K 24 Aug 2016 - 12:44 BobPries D Hunt of Louisville photo
beetroot1.jpegjpeg beetroot1.jpeg manage 105 K 18 Feb 2020 - 23:33 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Carla Lankow slide collection
beetroot2.jpegjpeg beetroot2.jpeg manage 28 K 18 Feb 2020 - 23:35 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Carla Lankow slide collection
beetroot3.jpegjpeg beetroot3.jpeg manage 86 K 19 Feb 2020 - 20:04 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Carla Lankow slide collection
beetroot4.jpegjpeg beetroot4.jpeg manage 87 K 19 Feb 2020 - 20:08 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Carla Lankow slide collection
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