1943, DeForest
'Casa Morena' (Fred DeForest, R. 1941). TB. Midseason bloom. Color code-R4M. ((('Morning Splendor' x 'Germaine Perthuis') x ('Alta California')) x ('Rubeo' x 'Grace Sturtevant')) x ('Prairie Sunset'). HM 1944; AM 1946. DeForest 1943.
CASA MORENA (Deforest, 1943) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00. Large flowers—yes, extra large—of deep, glistening, rich brown. Same solid color on standards and falls. Styles yellowish; beard brownish orange. Not just a novelty, but a flower that adds an entirely new, rich note to the garden picture. See the accurate picture on page 33—the picture, of course, is much reduced in size. Height 38 inches. HM AIS, 1944; AM, 1946. [Cooley's Iris catalog 1952, p. 33].
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jpg JPG | CasaMorena12BHI.jpg CasaMorena01.JPG | manage | 61 71 K | 15 Apr 2012 10 Dec 2014 - 15:06 20:25 | Main.Betsy881 Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | CasaMorenaAA.jpg CasaMorena12BHI.jpg | manage | 41 61 K | 05 Mar 2011 15 Apr 2012 - 20:15 15:06 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | CasaMorena_Cooley_52.jpg CasaMorenaAA.jpg | manage | 164 41 K | 22 Jan 2014 05 Mar 2011 - 21:30 20:15 | Main.davepote Main.Betsy881 | Cooley's Catalog 1952, p. Photo by Argyle Acres 33. |
jpg | CasaMorena_Cooley_52.jpg | manage | 164 K | 22 Jan 2014 - 21:30 | Main.davepote | Cooley's Catalog 1952, p. 33. |