■(SDB) 'Canary Isle'

1972, Hamblen

'Canary Isle' ( Melba Hamblen, R. 1971). Seedling M67-6-6. SDB, height 10" (25 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards yellow (RHS 6B); falls yellow (1 OD) with spot pattern (yellow 7B); violet beard (88B). 'Winking Star' X 63-8-1: ( 'Grace Note' sibling x 'Grace Note'). Mission Bell 1972. Honorable Mention 1973; Judges Choice 1974; Award of Merit 1977.

CANARY ISLE (Hamblen '72)-A crisp, clean, lemon-yellow of lovely flaring form. If this isn't enough for you, add a violet beard for contrast. Clean cut and pretty. [Joe Gatty, “A Median Review,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Vol. 55, No. 214 (July 1974): 56.]

Other references: AIS Bulletin #216, January 1975, page 53.

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