■(TB) 'Gibson Girl'

1948, Gibson

'Gibson Girl' (James Gibson, R.1946) TB Bloom and rebloom. Color Class Y5M. Light pinkish mulberry and deep rose mulberry peppered on cream ground; slight fragrance. 'Madame Louis Aureau' X 'Tiffany'. Western Iris Gardens(Weed) 1948.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: CA, CO, DE, IN, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA, WI, British Columbia, Ontario. USDA Zones 4, 5, 6, 6b, 7, 8, 9

Walter Marx Gardens 1957: "Here is one that has proven itself twice, and does so every year. With 'Ethel Peckham', it forms the pair that can really be relied upon for spring as well as fall blooming, and the heavily marked plicata blooms in light pink to deep rose mulberry on cream ground delight their owners with their color, size and form. 36 inches. $1.00."

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American Iris Society., Sturtevant, Robert Swan., American Iris Society., & Sturtevant, Robert S. (1920). Bulletin of the American Iris Society (p. 70). American Iris Society. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55960650
Western Iris Gardens, & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1948). Bearded irises in modern varieties : 1948 (p. 6). Western Iris Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61537690
Reblooming Iris Society. (2022). Cumulative Checklist of Reblooming Irises: 2022. (p. 129). Reblooming Iris Society.
Walter Marx Gardens, & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1957). Summer and fall, 1957 (p. 26). Walter Marx Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62951921

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