■(TB) 'Coraband'

1963, Hamblen

'Coraband' (Melba Hamblen, R. 1963). Seedling# H8-67. TB. Early to late bloom. Color Class OY4W, Standards coral-buff; falls white, coral-buff border; orange beard. 'Glittering Amber' X Tompkins seedling# 55-162: ((('Chantilly' x 'Lavender And Gold Lace') x reciprocal cross)) x 'Honeyflow'))). Mission Bell 1963. High Commendation 1960; Honorable Mention 1964; Judges Choice 1965; Award of Merit 1966.

Alternate spelling: 'Corabande'

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From Mission Bell Gardens catalog, 1963: CORABANDE (Hamblen) Early to late. 36". Coral-buff standards with matching style arms; smooth white falls with a heavy border of deeper coral-buff set off by a fiery orange beard. Heavily substanced, wide petals: standards cupped, falls horizontally flared. All flower parts ruffled and laced in a pleasing manner. Strong stalks, vigorous growth. (Glittering Amber) X (Tompkins 55 - 162: (((Chantilly x Lavender and Gold Lace) x Reciprocal cross) x Honeyflow)). HC '60. No. HB-67. Net 20.00.
CORABANDE (Hamblen). Mrs. Hamblen says she "dreamed up" the name after learning her first choice was not available. She had thought of it as a three-syllable word, but noting the proneness of people to add a syllable, as though the name were spelled Corabandy, she has accepted that pronunciation. [“A Few Pronunciations,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society #171(October 1963): 111.]

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