(TB) 'Cotton Top'

1973, DeForest

'Cotton Top' (Caroline DeForest, R. 1970). Seedling# 70-12. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards paper white; falls light hue of apricot, flushed pink; tangerine-orange beard. Seedling# 64-18G: ('Carla' x 'Oralee') X seedling# 65-2: (involving pink seedlings, 'Apple Valley' and 'Silver Peak'). Irisnoll 1973.

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From AIS Bulletin #201 April 1971 Introducing COTION TOP. 34 inches. White standards, 2-1/2 inches wide; closed flaring falls, 2-1/2 inches; light apricot-yellow blend. Medium tangerine beard. Nine large flowers to a well-branched stalk. Parentage involves Oralee, Hall pink sdlgs., Apple Valley and Silver Peak. HC '70, under No. 70-12. $25.00. Irisnoll.

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