■(SDB) 'Canary Isle'

1972, Hamblen

'Canary Isle' (Melba Hamblen, R. 1971). Seedling M67-6-6. SDB, height 10" (25 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards yellow (RHS 6B); falls yellow (1 OD) with spot pattern (yellow 7B); violet beard (88B). 'Winking Star' X seedling 63-8-1: ('Grace Note' sibling x 'Grace Note'). Mission Bell 1972.

Awards: Honorable Mention 1973; Judges' Choice 1974; Award of Merit 1977.

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References

From AIS Bulletin #205 April 1972 Introducing CANARY ISLE (Hamblen) SDB Creamy yellow with deeper spot and heavy blue-violet beard. Beautiful, ruffled form. $7.50. Mission Bell.
CANARY ISLE (Hamblen '72)-A crisp, clean, lemon-yellow of lovely flaring form. If this isn't enough for you, add a violet beard for contrast. Clean cut and pretty. [Joe Gatty, “A Median Review,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Vol. 55, No. 214 (July 1974): 56.]

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