■(TB) 'Phébus'

1930, Cayeux

'Phébus' (Ferdinand Cayeux, 1930) TB, Midseason late bloom. Color Class Y4L. Synonym: Phoebus.
Not to be confused with Japanese iris 'Phoebus' or Miniature Dwarf 'Phoebus'.

See below:

• References
• Synonyms

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References

Cayeux et Le Clerc catalog 1930, p. 4.
Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1931, 5e série, Tome IV, p. 265; 1934, 6e série, Tome I, p. 138.
Phebus: (Cayeux). Stalk of good height, flowers well rounded, well balanced. The only criticism would be shortness of branch. [Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 18.]
From Cooley's Wholesale pricelist, 1932: PHEBUS. A new yellow from Cayeux. Unlike Pluie d'Or, this iris is a uniform shade of lemon yellow, absolutely pure. Fine rounded flower of good size, over three feet tall. The lemon color introduces a new tone in iris of this class. Phebus was the high spot in French introductions in 1930, and was priced at one thousand francs. It is a very rapid increaser. Each $15.00; three for $40.00

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Synonyms

Phœbus, as listed in Bulletin de la SNHF (1934).

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