■(AB) 'Jazz Baby'

1960, Noyd

'Jazz Baby' OGB- (Luella Noyd, R. 1959). Seedling N7-10S. AB, 33" (84 cm). Standards light orchid blue; falls light green splashed violet. 'Striped Butterfly' X 'Asoka Of Nepal'. Noyd, 1960. Honorable Mention 1961; Honorable Mention 1963 also.

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From AIS Bulletin #158, July 1960. Introducing JAZZ BABY. Arilbred-E,.M. 33" V4G. The standards are light orchid-blue and the falls are light green splashed violet. This is for the people who like novelties and are breeding for green. (Striped Butterfly X Asoka of Nepal). Plentiful supply. Net. $20. Noyd's Iris Garden.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963 JAZZ BABY (Noyd '60) EM-33". Wildly exotic in a color pattern never before seen! Standards orchid-blue flushed green from base; falls olive-green copiously splashed violet. Falls of this Iris may well be greener than those of any other variety in the garden. Very flaring, heavily substanced. A knockout! Great blood for greens & Arilbreds. HM'61. Striped Butterfly X Asoka of Nepal. Regularly $7.50; on $10 order $4.85; on $25 order $3.35; 3 for $9.55.
From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963: JAZZ BABY (Noyd '60) E. 34 in. Striped Butterfly x Askoa of Nepal. An oddly colored and patterned hybrid with pale blue standards and green falls heavily splashed violet. Large, broad and flaring of form. 7.50.

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