■(TB) 'Optic Overload'

2017, Tasco

'Optic Overload' (Richard Tasco, R. 2017). Seedling# 10-TB-16-19. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards tuscan yellow (RHS 162B), very slight violet flush on midrib; style arms tuscan yellow, violet along ridge, light violet under stigmatic lip; falls light orchid-violet centers, white ground around beard covered with strong plum-purple veins covering ²⁄₃ of petal, slightly darker smoky violet edges on bottom half of petal; beard hairs based golden yellow, dark burnt orange in throat and middle, sparse light lavender-white at ends and tips; medium purple based foliage; moderately ruffled; pronounced lily fragrance. 'Crazy for You' X 'Smoky Shadows'. Superstition 2017. Honorable Mention 2019.

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From Superstition Iris Gardens catalog, 2017 - OPTIC OVERLOAD (Tasco 2017) TBm 36", M. Seedling 10-TB-16-19. Tuscan yellow standards with a very slight violet flush up the midribs. Falls have light orchic violet centers, slightly darker smoky violet edges on bottom half of falls. White ground around the beards that is covered with strong plum purple veins. Golden yellow based beards tiped dark burnt orange in the middle and throat with a vert few hairs of light lavender white at the end. Moderately ruffled flowers have a strong lily fragrance, medium purple based foliage. Crazy For You X Smoky Shadows. $50.00.

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