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1946, White

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<strong>'Butterfly Wings' </strong>([[Main.Bio.HybridizerWhiteClarence][Clarence G. White]], R. 1945) TMB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B2D. ((( [[TbPthruT.TbTheme]['Theme']] X [[TbPthruT.TbSacramento]['Sacramento']]) X ([[TbFthruJ.TbIncognito]['Incognito']])) X (([[TbPthruT.TbTheme]['Theme']] X [[TbPthruT.TbSacramento]['Sacramento]]) X ( [[TbFthruJ.TbIncognito]['Incognito']]))) ; seedling #14-E-42-8.

Also listed in TB web: [[TbAthruE.TbButterflyWings]['Butterfly Wings']].

NOTE: This iris has not been accepted as an arilibred by the Aril Society International because it does not exhibit the aril characteristics necessary for ASI acceptance.

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| The entry in the A.I.S. Checklist reads: Note the rather confusing parentage with large X everywhere! Theme (Lothrop, R., 1930) and Sacramento (Mohr-Mitchell, R., 1928) are TB. No information can be found on Incognito. One can assume it had some aril in it otherwise the Checklist entry would not indicate 'TMB'; (Tall Miscellaneous Bearded Section). The category 'arilbred' was not yet in use. |
| However the Historical Iris Preservation Society's entry for Butterfly Wings reads '1946; TB-OG 36" M #B2D'; and gives a different parentage: ( [[TbPthruT.TbPinkJadu]['Pink Jadu']] x [[Spec.SpecSusiana][ _I. susiana_ ]]) X [[TbPthruT.TbTheme]['Theme']] x [[TbPthruT.TbSacramento]['Sacramento']]). [[TbPthruT.TbPinkJadu]['Pink Jadu']] (Sturtevant, R., 1931) is a TB pink plicata.  |
| The HIPS-Roots web site also gives the following description from Lloyd Austin's Rainbow Gardens 1952 catalog. "Yes, an Oncobred as beautiful and as captivating as wings of a tropical butterfly, veinings that come from its grandparent, Susiana. So, I picture for you a whole cluster of 'Butterfly Wings', like a swarm of freshly alighted butterflies. Above, the coloring is translucent lilac blue - below, it is rich parchment, veined in golden russet and deep carmine. Thus, these iris have the exotic charm of true Oncos, but unlike them, are borne on yard-high, well-branched stalks. A real accomplishment for 'Clarence White', but this need not be the trails end. This rare hybrid is fertile and I have a wide array of promising new seedlings just coming into bloom from 'Butterfly Wings' X 'Rocket', 'Chivalry' and other favorites of mine. Now you try it!" |
| Further points to add to Austin's description is the narrow russet hairline edge not only around the falls but also around the standards. The leaves are lightly colored rosy red toward their base; the bud sheaves are also lightly pigmented. 'Butterfly Wings' is a strong grower and very pod fertile, each year practically all flowers are bee pollinated in my garden.  |
| From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1955: BUTTERFLY WINGS (White '46) M 36" (Pink Tadu X Susiana) X (Theme X Sacremento). While the seed parent is but half Onco, it has passed to its offspring a charming array of exotic characteristics. The many blooms are borne on tall, well branched stalks. It sets seed easily although we have never had it cross with another Onco-bred. The standards are of light lilac-blue and the parchment colored falls are heavily patterned in mulberry, crimson and russet-brown. A startling flower, which is one of our favorites. $2.00 H.M. '47. |
| From Supplement To The Comprehensive Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Iris by Sharon !McAllister, April 2000: BUTTERFLY WINGS AB (Clarence G. White, NR). Sdlg # NIA. (Pink Jadu x I susiana) X (Theme x Sacramento). Tell: "Porcelain blue (or blue oyster shell) with falls heavily lined like a butterfly's wings." Rainbow: "Above, translucent lilac blue - below, rich parchment veined mulberry, crimson and russet." Vallette: "S. pale wisteria blue; parchment F. veined rust and carmine ... its stripes are quite dominant." White, 1946. Notes: No record of introduction was found for the TB coded !B2D (blue ground with blue feathering) and registered by White as "Butterfly Wings" in 1945, this is the one listed in catalogs from the 1950's as a 1946 White introduction; an OB- in both systems. Ref: Rainbow Garden's & Tell's Catalogs; ASI '78 YB, p.64; Vallette, p. 175. |
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jpg	Butterfly_Wings_photo1_L_Ransom.jpg	manage	52 K	07 Aug 2010 - 15:49	Main.zeblouz
jpg	Butterfly_Wings_photo2_L_Ransom.jpg	manage	54 K	07 Aug 2010 - 15:50	Main.zeblouz
jpg	butterfly-wings1-12.jpg	manage	56 K	25 Sep 2016 - 13:41	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Mike Unser
jpg	butterfly-wings1-16.jpg	manage	117 K	25 Sep 2016 - 13:41	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Mike Unser
jpg	butterfly-wings2-12.jpg	manage	47 K	25 Sep 2016 - 13:42	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Mike Unser
JPG	ButterflyWings01.JPG	manage	64 K	21 Nov 2014 - 21:47	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
jpg	butterflywings01.jpg	manage	179 K	17 Dec 2015 - 03:41	Main.TLaurin	Photo scanned from the Leo T. Clark slide collection
JPG	ButterflyWings02.JPG	manage	88 K	13 Aug 2021 - 01:57	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
jpg	butterflywings09.jpg	manage	65 K	15 Feb 2020 - 14:34	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Tom Waters-Telperion Oasis
jpg	butterflywings8.jpg	manage	33 K	25 Mar 2013 - 20:59	Main.TLaurin	Photo by His Iris Garden
jpg	ButterflyWingsASI.jpg	manage	31 K	11 Mar 2011 - 13:04	Main.Betsy881	Photo from ASI Archives
JPG	ButterflyWingsBHI.JPG	manage	125 K	17 Nov 2011 - 15:13	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
jpg	ButterflyWingsDE.jpg	manage	15 K	11 Mar 2011 - 13:05	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Donald Eaves
jpg	ButterflyWingsNG.jpg	manage	45 K	11 Mar 2011 - 13:05	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Nancy Groshong
jpg	ButterflyWingsRM.jpg	manage	50 K	03 May 2012 - 12:54	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Roberto Marucchi, Italy

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