■(TB) 'Finest Hour'

1958, Stevens

'Finest Hour' (Jean Stevens, R. 1955). Seedling# 1/cu. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-W4, Standards white, falls deep even red; some haft venations. (('Naranja' x 'Redmayne') x ('Lagos' x ( 'Gudrun' x ('Lady Morvyth' x 'Rangatira')))) x ('Russet Mantle' x 'Three Sisters'). Schreiner, Stevens 1958. Honorable Mention 1961.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: IN, OR. USDA Zones

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"Parallel with the other lines, she[Jean Stevens] had been working with Naranja, and from crosses of it with variegata-bred red seedlings she had obtained some interesting results. One of these seedlings was crossed with Pinnacle. From the cross (Russet Mantle x Three Sisters) Jean had a near-amonea. This she crossed to the Pinnacle, Naranja-derived seedling and produced Finest Hour." ( Climb to the Pinnacle, AIS Bulletin 152, Jan. 1959, p. 38-39).
"Jean Stevens' red amoena, Finest Hour, was seen at Schreiners'. It is a real triumph, but not a very good flower. The bloom is rather small and flaring, and the upper part of the falls is not a solid color, but streaked. Schreiners had seedlings quite a bit larger and better colored than Finest Hour, the falls being not so rosy." -Lee Kohler, Cornvallis, Oregon ( Varietal Reports, AIS Bulletin 156, Jan. 1960, p. 96).
Historic Iris Preservation Society gallery link.

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• stem height poor clay soil 84cm/33", bloom 100x90mm, 4-5 buds/stem -- DaveinPA - 02 Jun 2020