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■(TB) 'Thai Silk'

1970, Smith

'Thai Silk' (Catherine and Kenneth D. Smith, R. 1966). Seedling# 64-26. TB, 32" (81 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards white; falls cadet blue (Ridgway); blue midrib extends up Standards; yellow beard. 'Gertrude Wister' X 'Whole Cloth'. C Smith 1970. Honorable Mention 1972.

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From AIS Bulletin #197 April 1970 Introducing THAI SILK M-L 32". $25.00. (GERTRUDE WISTER X WHOLE CLOTH). White standards, cadet blue falls; blue extends up into midribs of the standards, giving them the iridescence of the hand woven silks of Thailand. A yellow beard contrasts pleasantly with the blue and white, ruffled and flaring flowers. Smith 1970.
 
 


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