■(TB) 'Pencil Sketch'
1972, Plough
'Pencil Sketch' (
Gordon Plough, R. 1971). Seedling# 67-56-5. TB, 30" (76 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards greyed tones of barium yellow (503/1), practically solid color; falls same, lined with plicata markings radiating from beard giving effect of a pencil sketch; light violet area around orange beard. Seedling# 64-82-75: (involving
'Jakarta' sibling,
'Jaipur',
'My Darling',
'Copper Halo') X
'Painted Wings'. Eden Road 1972.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1973.
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References:
PENCIL SKETCH (Plough) has to grow on you. A kook that reminds us of old APRIL SHOWERS." [Joe Ghio, “The Unusual Becomes the Usual,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 206 (July 1972): 10.] |
PENCIL SKETCH is a greyed yellow with lines radiating from the center of the flower as if someone had taken a pencil and drawn the lines. An oddity that I liked because it is so different." [Ron Mullin, “An Iris Holiday,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 208 (January 1973): 13.] |
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