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■(TB) 'Rocket'

1945, Whiting

'Rocket' (Mrs. C. Whiting 1945). Seedling# 4215. TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y9D. Whiting 4013: ('Sandalwood' x 'Naranja') X 'Golden Spike'. Honorable Mention 1945, Award of Merit 1947.

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From Maple Valley Iris Garden catalog, 1945: ROCKET (No. 4215) A brilliant new orange yellow iris that many of our visitors think is the finest they have ever seen in our gardens. Judges and casual visitors alike, went straight to it. The standards are pure deep chrome and the falls are pure deep orange chrome almost to the edge. The flowers are large, wide petalled, classically formed and of very heavy substance. Seven to nine blooms are well carried on strong 38 inch stalks. When this seedling first bloomed we called it Brass Band—because it was so loud—but it is really flame color, not in the least brassy, so we have named it ROCKET. $40.00.
From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1948: ROCKET (Whiting 1945) E. M. One of the most discussed iris of recent years. The standards are pure deep chrome, and the falls are orange chrome, shaded a bit lighter at the edge. The flowers are large, broad petaled and of firm substance. Strong well branched stalks. A clump of this variety has great carrying qualities in the garden. H.M., A.I.S. 1945. A.M., A.I.S. 1947. R. 90 1946. 38 in. $20.00.
 
Rocket...was as radiant as it could be on a still day. You will never appreciate Rocket until you see it in huge clumps against a green background, the way it grows at the Whitings'. Reynolds, Mrs. Leo F., Tennessee (1949). Coming Events Cast Their Shadows, American Iris Society Bulletin 116 (January 1950), 29.

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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Rocket01.JPGJPG Rocket01.JPG manage 51 K 04 Dec 2014 - 17:17 Main.TLaurin Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Rocket02.JPEGJPEG Rocket02.JPEG manage 15 K 10 May 2014 - 13:54 Main.TLaurin Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
Rocket04.JPGJPG Rocket04.JPG manage 108 K 01 Sep 2016 - 03:10 Main.TLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
RocketBHI.JPGJPG RocketBHI.JPG manage 173 K 21 Nov 2011 - 20:52 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
RocketIG.jpgjpg RocketIG.jpg manage 24 K 30 Nov 2011 - 00:54 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Irisgal
rocket-jb.jpgjpg rocket-jb.jpg manage 19 K 22 Feb 2013 - 22:49 Main.Harloiris photo by Mike Unser
rocket01.JPGJPG rocket01.JPG manage 488 K 07 Feb 2018 - 16:00 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned by Cathy Egerer from 1948 Maple Valley Gardens Catalog.
rocket09.JPGJPG rocket09.JPG manage 424 K 13 Oct 2020 - 02:54 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1949 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
rocket1.jpgjpg rocket1.jpg manage 94 K 28 Jun 2016 - 11:26 Main.TLaurin Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens
rocket2.jpgjpg rocket2.jpg manage 105 K 03 Apr 2017 - 14:20 Main.TLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
rocket5.JPGJPG rocket5.JPG manage 75 K 07 Jan 2014 - 14:25 Main.TLaurin Photo by K.Brewitt 2013 Dallas Convention
rocket6.jpgjpg rocket6.jpg manage 48 K 24 Jan 2014 - 16:02 Main.TLaurin Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst-United Kingdom
rocket_fl.jpgjpg rocket_fl.jpg manage 33 K 12 Aug 2012 - 15:09 IrisP  
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