(TB) 'Crinkled Gem'

1964, Schreiner

'Crinkled Gem' (Schreiner, R. 1964). Seedling# R-1116-3. TB, 34" (86 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-V1L, Light lavender-orchid self. ((seedling# F315-C x sibling) x ( 'Casa Morena' x seedling# F315-C) X (seedling# 1-108-1 x seedling# 1-108-3) x ((('Chantilly' x 'Midwest Gem') x 'Spanish Peaks')) x D. Hall white seedling))). Schreiner 1964. Honorable Mention 1967.

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From Schreiner’s catalog, 1964: CRINKLED GEM (Schreiner 1964) M. 34". Here is the laciest iris we have bloomed to date-- an excellent novelty with such intense "crinkling" as to produce an interesting coruscating effect. Color is a soft lavender flushed rose with a golden glow in the recesses of the flower. The entire petalage and especially the lacy edging is covered with minuscule scintillations like diamond dust. A conversation starter for gardens that need a lift. From a very long line of inbred laced and crinkled seedlings. No. R 1116-3, illustrated below. $25.00.
CRINKLED GEM (Schreiner '64) A lavender flower with touches of rose. This is certainly very ruffled and seems to be dusted with silver. Form is good, as is the substance. This one is definitely different and should be seen, for we think it will probably appeal very much or not at all. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 90.]
Historic Iris Preservation Society gallery link.

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