■(TB) 'Primrose'

1925, Sturtevant

'Primrose' (Grace Sturtevant, 1925) TB, Midseason bloom, Color Class-Y4L. 'Afterglow' x 'Shekinah'.

Awarded the AIS Award of Merit for 1925 introductions published in the January 1928 AIS Bulletin, page 53, see reference below.

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References:

From Glen Road Iris Garden catalog, 1923: PRIMROSE (Sturt. 1923) — The bright clear yellow of the petals enhanced by the yellow styles and orange heard; a flower of size and substance; 30 in. 15.00.
From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: PRIMROSE (Sturtevant 1923). A beautiful self yellow of clearer, purer tone than Shekinah. The standards are amber-yellow and the falls a lighter barium-yellow, with haft and styles clear lemon-yellow. A very refined and finished flower, a shade lighter than Gold Imperial. 30 inches. $6.00 each.
The AIS Awards from 1926 and 1927 judges reports at the New York Botanical Garden were published in the January 1928 Bulletin, page 53.
Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

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