■(TB) 'In Orbit'

1963, Gibson

'In Orbit' (James Gibson, R. 1960). Seedling# 41-5E. TB, 30" (76 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards rosy tan; falls white, fine red-lined fancy; orange beard. 'Taholah' X seedling. Cooley 1963. Honorable Mention 1964.

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IN ORBIT presents a new pattern in plicatas. It gives a striking contrast between standards and falls, with large parts nicely fluted. This is tan with a flush of light violet on the standards; falls are peppered plum on a white ground; 30-inch stalks, and well branched. [William B. Schortman, Touring California Hybridizers Gardens, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 172 (January 1964): 64.]
From 1971 Gilbert Wild catalog: IN ORBIT (Gibson, 1963) 30 in. M. A new pattern in plicatas, as regards both the combination of colors and the striking contrast between standards and falls. Standards are waved and fluted, solid tan with a flush of light violet; ruffled falls straited and peppered deep plum on a white ground. Large flowers on stocky, well branched stems. HM 1964. $3.00

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