■(TB) 'Lake Shannon'
1944, DeForest
'Lake Shannon' (
Fred DeForest, R. 1944). TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1L. (blue seedling from
'Souvenir de Lætitia Michaud' x
'Jean Cayeux') X
'Great Lakes'.
See below:
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References:
"Lake Shannon (DeForest '45) is another medium toned blue, broad petaled and ruffled. It is completely covered with veining of a darker blue that gives it a deep overcast." [David R. Kinnish, O. S. B., (Kansas), “In Kansas, Missouri and Illinois,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 42.] |
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