1958, Austin
'Bagdad Beauty' OH (Lloyd Austin, R. 1958). Seedling W169. OX, height 12" (30 cm), Extra early bloom. Standards white flushed lilac rose, veined deep lilac rose; Falls bronze crimson; dark brown signal. I. atropurpurea X I.hermona . Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens, 1958.
From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1961: BAGDAD BEAUTY. ( Austin '58 ) VE 12". $5.00. A rosy-red bitone; Standards silver-white flushed lilac-rose veined deeper color. Falls bronze-crimson, dark brown signal. A good example of 'hybrid vigor', it grows easily, increases at a rapid rate. Free bloomer and good breeder.
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