(TB) 'Gypsy Heart'

1954, Tompkins

'Gypsy Heart' (Chet Tompkins, R. 1954) Seedling 47-7. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early to late midseason bloom. Bicolor, buttercup yellow and lavender-blue; yellow beard. 'Moon Blossom' x 'Wabash'. Fleur de Lis 1954.

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From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog for 1954: GYPSY HEART (Tompkins 1954) E. LM. 38 in. No. 47-7. Sib. to Lamplit Hour x (Moonblossom x Wabash). Truly a gypsy at heart, this lovely iris seems ever eager to get started and is always the first of the tall bearded to bloom; usually beginning a week or more before any other. Aside from its earliness, it seems to be a harbinger of spring in its coloring too. A bicolor, its standards are soft buttercup yellow while the falls are a clear orchid blue. It's so bright and clean that to look at it is to think "Spring is here". The flowers are large with well domed standards and broad oval falls. Numerous buds extend its bloom well into midseason. Stalks are strong with excellent branching and good placement. $10.00.

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