From Lloyd Austin’s “World Famous Iris Color Guidebook for 1965″

E-M 38”. A pastel raspberry rose as if first pink rays of morning sun reached up to envelop a pale blue cloud. Large flowers with wide laciniated petals. A consistent fall bloomer, sometimes starting in early summer. A fertile pod parent [(Pink Formal x Courtier) x Happy Birthday]

Provenance: Image I from garden of L Munro, Newfoundland NJ 2009. Iris acquired from the Ruth Bancroft collection 2007.