From Glen Road Iris Gardens catalog, 1928: AMBROSIA (Sturt. 1928) A white iris with enough pale pink coloring matter in its sap to make it faintly luminous when seen in shadow or in a mass. The flowers are large, compact, with a satiny texture; beard deep orange. Of pallida habit; stalks about 3 ft. high. 15.00. |
AMBROSIA (Sturt. '28) White, very delicately flushed with rose. The flower is fine in finish, graceful in poise. 36". $1.00. [Irises That Are Growing Over-the-Garden-Wall catalog Summer 1935/Spring 1936]. |