■(TB) 'Latin Lover'

1969, Shoop

'Latin Lover' (George Shoop, R. 1969). Seedling# 64-16. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class ~RV3PF. Standards light lavender-pink; falls grape wine with light lavender-pink rim; tangerine beard; ruffled. (Involving pink amoena seedlings x 'Whole Cloth') X 'Wine And Roses'. Shoop 1969. Honorable Mention 1970; Award of Merit 1972.

See below:

• * References

----

References:

LATIN LOVER (Shoop '69). Midseason. 36". Lavender-pink standards, ruffled and closed. Grape-wine falls with a distinctive lavender-pink rim on the top and reverse side of the ruffled, flaring falls. Tangerine beard. Good substance and form. An exciting new bicolor. Good stalk and plant. 64-16 (Long line of pink amoena seedlings x Whole Cloth) X Wine and Roses. HC '68 34 votes. $25.00. George Shoop.
LATIN LOVER (Shoop) - use this to jazz up your garden. Clean rich colors, with medium to deep pink standards and wine falls, finished with a touch of lace. [Perry Dyer, “A Tall bearded Collection for the Beginner”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 237 (April 1980): 36.]
Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

---

Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

-- BobPries - 2011-03-07

Please do not enter images that are not your own without owners' permission, this is against Wiki policy

"Although the Encyclopedia is free to all, it is supported by Emembership in AIS, If you would like to help sustain this reference, for $15 you can become an Emember, click here."

Interested in Tall Bearded Iris? Please visit the: Tall Bearded Iris Society website.

---

---

-- RolandDejoux - 2009-12-17