If you're searching for a show-stopping iris with an elegant twist, Gilt-Edged Bond delivers something truly unique — soft lavender and cream blooms dressed up with a gleaming metallic gold edge that catches every ray of sunlight. Hybridized by Gerald Richardson and introduced in 2005, this early-to-midseason tall bearded iris stands 36 inches tall and brings a sophisticated, luminous quality to the spring garden that few others can match.
Type: Tall Bearded (TB)
Height 36" (91 cm)
Bloom Season Early to Midseason
Color
Upright petals (standards) are a soft lavender-cream, each one finished with a glinting metallic gold edge; style arms carry the same cream-and-lavender blend; the flared lower petals (falls) open to a washed-out violet, rimmed by that same narrow band of metallic gold; beards are butter yellow and the whole flower shimmers with diamond dusting
Form
Ruffled, diamond-dusted
Fragrance
Slight
Rebloom
Not reported
Bud Count
Not specified
Hybridizer
Gerald Richardson, R. 2004
Year Intro.
2005 (Rainbow's End)
Awards
HM noted in hybridizer records (specific year not confirmed in sources reviewed)
Notes
Parentage: seedling 79-48-10 x 'He-Man Blues'. The metallic gold edging is the defining focal point. A genuinely eye-catching garden performer.
If you're searching for a show-stopping iris with an elegant twist, Gilt-Edged Bond delivers something truly unique — soft lavender and cream blooms dressed up with a gleaming metallic gold edge that catches every ray of sunlight. Hybridized by Gerald Richardson and introduced in 2005, this early-to-midseason tall bearded iris stands 36 inches tall and brings a sophisticated, luminous quality to the spring garden that few others can match.
Type: Tall Bearded (TB)
Height 36" (91 cm)
Bloom Season Early to Midseason
Color
Upright petals (standards) are a soft lavender-cream, each one finished with a glinting metallic gold edge; style arms carry the same cream-and-lavender blend; the flared lower petals (falls) open to a washed-out violet, rimmed by that same narrow band of metallic gold; beards are butter yellow and the whole flower shimmers with diamond dusting
Form
Ruffled, diamond-dusted
Fragrance
Slight
Rebloom
Not reported
Bud Count
Not specified
Hybridizer
Gerald Richardson, R. 2004
Year Intro.
2005 (Rainbow's End)
Awards
HM noted in hybridizer records (specific year not confirmed in sources reviewed)
Notes
Parentage: seedling 79-48-10 x 'He-Man Blues'. The metallic gold edging is the defining focal point. A genuinely eye-catching garden performer.