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■(TB) 'Cracken'

1974, Schreiner

'Cracken' (Schreiner, R. 1973). Seedling# C 1141-A. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early bloom. Standards dark inky blue-black plicata nearly solid at end, whiter center; falls plicata marked with heavy band of deep inky blue-black-purple; beard dull brown to blue. Seedling# S 933-B: (('Caroline Jane' x 'Flying Saucer') x Tompkins seedling# 5-55) X 'Stepping Out'. Schreiner 1974.

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-- MichaelGreenfield - 2009-12-30
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Cracken.jpgjpg Cracken.jpg manage 45 K 30 Dec 2009 - 22:27 MichaelGreenfield Photo by Mike Greenfield
Cracken1.PNGPNG Cracken1.PNG manage 563 K 08 Jul 2026 - 21:54 CharlesRobert  
Cracken1.jpgjpg Cracken1.jpg manage 1 MB 08 Mar 2018 - 00:20 Main.Harloiris Photo by John Black, zone 4
Cracken2.pngpng Cracken2.png manage 1 MB 08 Jul 2026 - 21:54 CharlesRobert  
CrackenBJ.JPGJPG CrackenBJ.JPG manage 70 K 06 Feb 2012 - 00:17 BetsyHiggins Photo by Blue J Iris
Cracken_clp.jpgjpg Cracken_clp.jpg manage 49 K 30 Dec 2009 - 22:27 MichaelGreenfield Photo by Mike Greenfield
cracken02.jpgjpg cracken02.jpg manage 32 K 24 Dec 2014 - 16:42 TerryLaurin Photo by Elladan McLeester
cracken09.JPGJPG cracken09.JPG manage 311 K 14 Oct 2020 - 19:18 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the 1976 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
cracken1-16.jpgjpg cracken1-16.jpg manage 207 K 12 Jun 2016 - 01:18 Main.mikeu Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser
cracken1-16jb.jpgjpg cracken1-16jb.jpg manage 51 K 10 Oct 2016 - 15:48 Main.Harloiris Detail of Mike Unser photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
cracken5.jpgjpg cracken5.jpg manage 72 K 06 Nov 2013 - 21:56 TerryLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-France
cracken6.jpgjpg cracken6.jpg manage 77 K 01 Feb 2019 - 15:57 TerryLaurin Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa.
cracken7.jpgjpg cracken7.jpg manage 59 K 01 Feb 2019 - 15:58 TerryLaurin Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa.
cracken8.jpgjpg cracken8.jpg manage 77 K 01 Feb 2019 - 16:00 TerryLaurin Photo by Mooiplaas Iris & Dayliles-South Africa.
cracken9.JPGJPG cracken9.JPG manage 117 K 14 Aug 2021 - 02:11 TerryLaurin Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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