Yves Lassailly Cayeux, 1928 TB L W3, From the Cayeux et LeClerc catalog for 1930: "Up to the present time, we have not seen anything yet in the way of this fine and distinct Iris; the delightful colors, the enormous size and the perfect shape of its flowers are unrivalled. S. pure white. F. wide, almost flat spreaded with a suffusion of soft sky-blue on the center; large throat strongly reticulated fawn; the whole of an exquisitely fresh appearance. As seen on the figure, the firm stems 4 feet high, well branched, bears 4 to 5 flowers expended at the time. Exceedingly free, a grand toned Iris for landscape." Note: Per Phil Edinger, the 1939 Checklist notation that YL is an early bloomer is incorrect - it is a very late bloomer.

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Note: Photographed at Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden, AIS Convention 2006, historic iris collection of Bruce Filardi. Comments: "This photo is not showing the blue suffusion much, but it is really sublime in person." - Mike, WA