■(TB) 'Ebbtide'

1957, Craig

'Ebbtide' (Ivan Craig, R. 1957). Seedling I.C. 56-4. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early bloom. Color Class-Y3, Standards pale chartreuse-yellow; falls seafoam yellow, to near white, pale chartreuse-yellow at margins. ('Char-Maize' x ('Joseph's Mantle' x 'Rich Raiment')) X ('Mariposa Mia' x ('Mt. Washington' x 'Joppa Parrot')). Craig 1957.

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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: EBBTIDE (I. Craig '57) E-38". Introduced as having more green in its makeup than any really handsome Iris. An exotic new beauty for the green fanciers. Standards pale chartreuse; falls sea-foam yellow to near white, deepening to chartreuse near borders. Petals broad, waved, heavy texture. Might well be termed a green reverse bicolor. (Char-Maize x Joseph's Mantle x Rich Raiment X Mariposa Mia x Mt. Washington x Joppa Parrot. Regularly $5.00; on $10 order $2.95; on $25 order $1.95; 3 for $5.5S.

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