(SDB) 'Sky Baby'

1962, Brown

'Sky Baby' (Alta Brown, R. 1960) Seedling# M-136-24. SDB, 13" (33 cm), Early bloom. Color class-B1L. Light blue self; white beard. 'Fairy Flax' X 'Snow Elf'. Brown's Iris Gard 1962. Honorable Mention 1963; Judges Choice 1964; Award of Merit 1967.

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From AIS Bulletin #165, April 1962. Introducing SKY BABY (Brown '62) 13" (Fairy Flax x Snow Elf). This is the finest blue standard dwarf to date. The color is clear, pure, sky blue and the substance is very heavy. The ruffled falls are wide, rounded and flaring, and the heavy beard is white. This and ANGEL'S LOVE are sister seedlings. $7.50. Brown's Iris Garden.
American Iris Society. Median Color Classification-AIS 1966 Revision. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 184(Jan. 1967):52.
 

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