■(TB) 'Queen Of Hearts'
1973, Brown
'Queen Of Hearts' (
Opal Brown, R. 1973). Seedling# 70-6F5. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards. heavily laced pink; falls white, light buff-pink on shoulders; dainty crimped buff-pink edge; coral-pink beard. Seedling# 13A34: (
'Grandiflora' x
'Christmas Time') X
'Buffy'. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1974. High Commendation 1972 (under seedling 70-6f-5); Honorable Mention 1975; Award of Merit 1977.
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From AIS Bulletin #213 April 1974 Introducing QUEEN OF HEARTS (0. L. Brown '74). TB, Mid., 34". The iris you've been waiting for! Domed standards of coral pink with deeply laced edges. Wide hafted, arched falls of pearly white with coral-buff hafts and decorative coral-buff lacy edging. Showy beards of coral-pink. Ideal branching with 10 buds. HC '72 under Sdlg. 70-6F5. (Grandiflora x Christmas Time) X Buffy. Sure to win your heart! Net $25.00. Brown's sunnyhill Gardens. |
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