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■(TB) 'Karen'

1984, Hamblen

'Karen' (Melba Hamblen, R. 1983). Seedling# H78-79E. TB, 36" (91 cm). Late midseason bloom. Standards smoky pink (RHS 55D); falls violet blue (90C), tan thumbprint at hafts; rusty orange beard tipped blue; slight spicy fragrance. Seedling# 76-27D: (('Fashion Fling' x Lilac Flare) x 'Sugarplum Fairy') X seedling# 76-26A: ('Sugarplum Fairy' x 'Heavenly Harmony'). Mission Bell 1984.

Note: There are two earlier irises registered as 'Karen'. These are 'Karen' by B. Y. Morrison (1924) and 'Karen' by Agnes Whiting (1954).

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-- Main.RPries - 2011-03-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
BHP_0894-X2_karen.jpgjpg BHP_0894-X2_karen.jpg manage 127 K 20 Feb 2016 - 23:00 BrockHeilman Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.
Karen12BHI.jpgjpg Karen12BHI.jpg manage 76 K 22 Apr 2012 - 14:57 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
karen01.jpegjpeg karen01.jpeg manage 66 K 02 Sep 2014 - 19:24 Main.TLaurin Photo by Jeanette Graham
karen02.JPGJPG karen02.JPG manage 76 K 01 Jul 2014 - 03:03 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bee Warburton
karen03.jpgjpg karen03.jpg manage 69 K 07 Aug 2017 - 02:29 Main.TLaurin Photo by Iriswarehouse
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