1980, Meek
'Desert Echo' (Duane Meek, R. 1980). Seedling B41-1-4. TB, 35" (89 cm). Midseason late bloom. Standards deep butter yellow; falls chrome green ground, plicata markings radiating from orange beard, violet area around beard; ruffled. 'Pencil Sketch' X 'Dixie Desert'. D. & J. Gardens 1980. Honorable Mention 1982.
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From AIS Bulletin #237 April 1980 Introducing DESERT ECHO (D. Meek). $25.00. Standards deep butter yellow. Falls have chrome green ground with plicata markings radiating from beard. There is a violet area around the orange beard. Ruffled and very heavy substance. (Pencil Sketch X Dixie Desert). D&J Gardens. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | DesertEcho_by_JanLauritzen.jpg | manage | 70 K | 09 May 2010 - 20:58 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken in my garden in Southern CA |
jpg | DesertEcho_by_JanLauritzen_2.jpg | manage | 70 K | 26 Feb 2011 - 20:26 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken in my garden in Southern California |
jpg | DesertEchoTIF.jpg | manage | 34 K | 04 Dec 2011 - 21:20 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by The Iris Fan |
jpg | DesertEcho12BHI.jpg | manage | 77 K | 17 Apr 2012 - 18:04 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | Desert_Echo_651_gd.jpg | manage | 74 K | 17 Aug 2012 - 04:43 | IrisP | Photo by Günter Diedrich |
jpg | DesertEchoEI.jpg | manage | 31 K | 11 Dec 2012 - 18:01 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | DesertEcho8.jpg | manage | 68 K | 28 Nov 2013 - 16:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
JPG | desertecho9.JPG | manage | 64 K | 28 Jan 2014 - 19:11 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Robert Piatek-Poland |
JPG | desertecho10.JPG | manage | 77 K | 28 Jan 2014 - 19:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Robert Piatek-Poland |
jpg | desertecho11.jpg | manage | 91 K | 28 Jan 2014 - 19:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Robert Piatek-Poland |
JPG | DesertEcho03.JPG | manage | 81 K | 23 Mar 2014 - 20:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | DesertEcho04.jpg | manage | 81 K | 23 Mar 2014 - 20:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | DesertEcho05.jpg | manage | 80 K | 23 Mar 2014 - 20:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
JPG | desertecho06.JPG | manage | 111 K | 15 Apr 2014 - 23:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | desertecho07.jpg | manage | 98 K | 03 Jun 2014 - 03:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
JPG | DesertEcho01.JPG | manage | 60 K | 11 Dec 2014 - 16:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | desert01.jpg | manage | 83 K | 07 Jun 2015 - 02:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | desertecho01.jpg | manage | 50 K | 20 Aug 2015 - 20:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Amazing Iris Garden-New Zealand |
jpg | IMG_9660-X2_desert_echo.jpg | manage | 314 K | 17 Feb 2016 - 06:15 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | desertecho02.jpg | manage | 89 K | 02 Mar 2017 - 14:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
jpg | desertecho03.jpg | manage | 181 K | 02 Sep 2017 - 11:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Diversity Acres |
jpg | DesertEcho06.jpg | manage | 139 K | 15 Sep 2017 - 02:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Amazing Iris Garden-New Zealand |
JPG | DesertEcho1.JPG | manage | 173 K | 10 Feb 2018 - 15:33 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | desertecho4.jpg | manage | 33 K | 27 Nov 2018 - 21:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | desertecho1.jpg | manage | 794 K | 01 Feb 2019 - 16:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa. |
jpg | desertecho2.jpg | manage | 94 K | 01 Feb 2019 - 16:11 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa. |
jpg | desertecho3.jpg | manage | 72 K | 01 Feb 2019 - 16:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa. |
jpg | desertecho5.jpg | manage | 56 K | 01 Feb 2019 - 16:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa. |
JPG | desertecho08.JPG | manage | 164 K | 26 Mar 2019 - 18:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
JPG | desertecho09.JPG | manage | 105 K | 29 Mar 2019 - 15:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
JPG | desertecho6.JPG | manage | 104 K | 01 Apr 2019 - 18:52 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |