(TB) 'Admiration'

1945, Smith

'Admiration' (Kenneth Smith, R. 1945). Seedling 4-100R. TB. Late midseason bloom. Color Class -Y4D, (Seedling 1-21: ('Aubanel' x seedling X-76)) X (seedling K-118: ('Chosen' X 'Yellow Glory')). Honorable Mention 1947.

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From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1956: ADMIRATION (Smith 1946) M. 36 in. (Aubane! x sdlg.) x (Chosen x Yellow Glory). A massive iris of rich medium yellow. Heavy substance and excellent form. H. M. 1947. 1.50.
"ADMIRATION, Kenneth Smith's classy deep yellow of perfect form, which finally bloomed for me after three years of failure (perhaps because I had given away all but one rhizome). It is a vigorous grower and fast increaser, but seems to suffer crown damage almost every winter here. When right, it is a beauty, slightly less orange than Ola Kala, but just as brilliant." John Dolman, Jr. (Pa.), “Forty-Nine East,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 115 (October 1949): 42.
Sold in the following catalogs: Fleur de Lis 1956; Tell 194

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