■(TB) 'Paragon'

1947, Stevens

'Paragon' (Jean Stevens, R. 1947) TB 38" Midseason bloom. Color Class-R7L, ('Inspiration' x 'Caribbean Treasure'): #2/S119. Honorable Mention 1952.

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From Schreiner's Iris catalog, 1950: PARAGON (Stevens 1948) EM. 38". Serene. lovely, rounded flowers of a delicate pearly shell color or opalescent cool pink. So cool and morning fresh it is bound to capture your attention and admiration. A texture so fine the creamy pink coloring seems to shimmer in the sunlight. A hint of copper in a half inch margin around the edge of the petals and the rich mellow throat makes the whole flower glow. Exquisite planted with light blues or deep violets. Pictured opposite. $7.50.
From the Stevens Bros. catalog for 1952-53: "Lovely rounded flowers of delicate pearly shell colour draws the attention and admiration of all. Huge flowers of gracefully flared and rounded form with an opalescent light over the heavy substanced petals. A decided margining of of soft copper pink edges the falls which are so finely textured that the creamy pink colour seems to glow and flush in the sunlight. Lovely as a specimen plant it is even more exquisite when planted with light blues or deep violets. We think this iris will long be popular."
From Iris Test Garden Catalog, 1955: PARAGON. (Stevens, 1948). E.M. (Inspiration) x (Caribbean Treasure): (Miss California x Cedar). Opalescent pearly tints, falls margined in coppery-buff with the same color flushed in the throat. $2.50.

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-- MikeUnser - 2009-11-25

• This variety changes colors as the bloom ages. Intense pastels fade to softer versions over the life of the bloom. Not as tall as some, but really lovely and a reliable bloomer. -- MikeUnser - 25 Nov 2009