■(SDB) 'Amazon Princess'
1973, Nichols
'Amazon Princess' (
Hooker Nichols, R. 1971). Seedling N-68., R. SDB, 14" (36 cm), Early bloom. Lemon yellow self; beard orange with vivid red-brown halo.
'Brassie' X
'Nylon Ruffles'. Top o' the Ridge, Nichols, Sierra Vista 1973. Honorable Mention 1974; Judges Choice 1974; Judges Choice 1975; Award of Merit 1976;
Cook-Douglas Medal 1978.
From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist:Rebloom reported in: CA, WA. USDA Zones
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AMAZON PRINCESS (Nichols '73)-This well-branched, early of season SDB has been a people-stopper in the garden for the past two seasons. It is a distinctive iris, a lightly ruffled lemon-yellow with a fall spot of red-brown. [Joe Gatty, “A Median Review,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Vol. 55, No. 214 (July 1974): 55-56.] |
'Amazon Princess' Historic Iris Preservation Society link. |
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BrockHeilman - 2009-12-10