William Caparne (1855–1940), born William John Caparn, was a British horticulturist and a painter of floral and other subjects. He created the first hybrids in the intermediate bearded iris group, and is thought to have created more than 100 cultivars of bulbous iris.
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17 November 1855 Newark-on-Trent
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Died |
31 January 1940 (aged 84) Saint Martin, Guernsey
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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