■(TB) 'Gypsy Belle'

1974, Hamner

'Gypsy Belle' (Bernard Hamner, R. 1973). Seedling# 70-17. TB, 37" (94 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards blended shades of plum, violet and rust (RHS 182B); falls plum violet blend, bordered with 1/4" band same shade as standards; violet beard tipped yellow; ruffled falls. 'Debby Rairdon' X 'New Moon'. Hamner 1974. Honorable Mention 1975; Award of Merit 1979.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: CA. USDA Zones

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From AIS Bulletin #213 April 1974 Introducing GYPSY BELLE: TB, 36-38", M-L. An exciting bicolor of blended shades of plum, violet and rust tones. Upright domed S. are an attractive shade of rusty plum. Wide, ruffled plum violet F. have a colorful border of rusty plum, repeating same shade as S. Much admired in the home garden. Debby Rairdon X New Moon. HC 1973. $25.00. Hamner's Iris Garden.
Again this year, GYPSY BELLE gave a four star performance. What an iris! Why don't irises like this . . . get the Dykes Medal? Give GYPSY BELLE, with her brown and orchid flowers, plenty of room (like half the yard!). [Margaret Dean, (NM), “How They Grow, New Mexico Style”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 246 (July 1982): 14.]
'Gypsy Belle' Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

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