Difference: SpuWhiteHeron (r16 vs. r15)
■(SPU) 'White Heron'
1948, Millikin
'White Heron' ( Carl Milliken, R. 1948). SPU. Color Class-WW. White self. Milliken, 1948. Honorable Mention 1950; Nies Award 1958. Chr. = 40.
Note: Although 'Mt.Whitney' is thought to be a parent, the parentage is not positively known.
From Milliken Gardens catalog, 1948: 'This Spuria is whiter in general appearance than any other which we have seen. The flowers are large and the petals do not curl as in Ochroleuca. There is yellow on the inner portion of the flower so that this is by no means a pure white- a pure white is a goal still to be achieved. 4 feet. $10.00
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| From Walter Marx Gardens catalog 1964: WHITE HERON (Milliken) Each 1.00; 3 for 2.50. Muct the same shape as Wadi but not quite as large. Not pure white, but coming close. The falls are shaded with yellow out from the signal patch. HM 1950. Picture on page 12. |
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| I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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 JPG | WhiteHeron01.JPG | manage | 109 K | 03 Apr 2018 - 15:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Cascadia Iris Gardens |
 jpg JPG | White_Heron_421.jpg WhiteHeron010.JPG | manage | 546 101 K | 22 Jan 2012 30 Dec 2023 - 18:19 18:38 | Main.andinsky Main.TLaurin | Reliable in Southern California. Photo by Cascadia Iris Gardens |
| JPG jpg | whiteheron01.JPG White_Heron_421.jpg | manage | 640 546 K | 02 May 2017 22 Jan 2012 - 15:13 18:19 | Main.TLaurin Main.andinsky | Photo scanned from the Reliable in Southern California. Glenn Corlew slide collection |
| jpg JPG | whiteheron02.jpg whiteheron01.JPG | manage | 43 640 K | 03 02 May 2014 2017 - 03:25 15:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner-Wildwood Gardens scanned from the Glenn Corlew slide collection |
| jpg | whiteheron02.jpg | manage | 43 K | 03 May 2014 - 03:25 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner-Wildwood Gardens |
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