(TB) 'Onyx'
1928, Williamson
'Onyx' (
E. B. Williamson, 1928) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-W9L.
'Koya' x mixed pollen.
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From Longfield Iris Farms catalog, 1929: Onyx (Williamson No. 217, 1928). (Koya X ?). Tall Bearded. Height 34 inches, well branched, 8 flowers. Flowers moderate, 4 inches high and 4 inches wide. Standards arching cupped; obovate; margins ruffled; nearly white at center, deepening to Picric Yellow at margin; bright Maroon veins at claw. Falls flaring; wedge shaped; margins ruffled; Rood's Violet, extreme margin paler; haft nearly white, veined with Rood's Violet and Maroon; beard orange. Style branches colored like standards. A very graceful and attractive variety which may be classified either as a very pale Variegata or as an Amoena. This variety has unusual and surprising carrying qualities for an Iris of its general color. At close range it is a delicate and beautiful thing. $4.00. |
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