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1945, Whiting
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<strong>'Rocket' </strong>([[Main.Bio.HybridizerWhitingMrsC][Mrs. C. Whiting]] 1945). Seedling# 4215. TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y9D. Whiting 4013: ([[TbPthruT.TbSandalwood]['Sandalwood']] x [[TbKthruO.TbNaranja]['Naranja']]) X [[TbFthruJ.TbGoldenSpike]['Golden Spike']]. Honorable Mention 1945, Award of Merit 1947.

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| From Maple Valley Iris Garden catalog, 1945: ROCKET (No. 4215) A brilliant new orange yellow iris that many of our visitors think is the finest they have ever seen in our gardens. Judges and casual visitors alike, went straight to it. The standards are pure deep chrome and the falls are pure deep orange chrome almost to the edge. The flowers are large, wide petalled, classically formed and of very heavy substance. Seven to nine blooms are well carried on strong 38 inch stalks. When this seedling first bloomed we called it Brass Band—because it was so loud—but it is really flame color, not in the least brassy, so we have named it ROCKET. $40.00. |
| From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1948: ROCKET (Whiting 1945) E. M. One of the most discussed iris of recent years. The standards are pure deep chrome, and the falls are orange chrome, shaded a bit lighter at the edge. The flowers are large, broad petaled and of firm substance. Strong well branched stalks. A clump of this variety has great carrying qualities in the garden. H.M., A.I.S. 1945. A.M., A.I.S. 1947. R. 90 1946. 38 in. $20.00. |
| Rocket...was as radiant as it could be on a still day. You will never appreciate Rocket until you see it in huge clumps against a green background, the way it grows at the Whitings'. Reynolds, Mrs. Leo F., Tennessee (1949). Coming Events Cast Their Shadows, American Iris Society Bulletin 116 (January 1950), 29. |
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I	Attachment	Action	Size	Date	Who	Comment
JPG	Rocket01.JPG	manage	51 K	04 Dec 2014 - 17:17	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
JPEG	Rocket02.JPEG	manage	15 K	10 May 2014 - 13:54	Main.TLaurin	Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
JPG	Rocket04.JPG	manage	108 K	01 Sep 2016 - 03:10	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
JPG	RocketBHI.JPG	manage	173 K	21 Nov 2011 - 20:52	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
jpg	RocketIG.jpg	manage	24 K	30 Nov 2011 - 00:54	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Irisgal
jpg	rocket-jb.jpg	manage	19 K	22 Feb 2013 - 22:49	Main.Harloiris	photo by Mike Unser
JPG	rocket01.JPG	manage	488 K	07 Feb 2018 - 16:00	Main.TLaurin	Photo scanned by Cathy Egerer from 1948 Maple Valley Gardens Catalog.
JPG	rocket09.JPG	manage	424 K	13 Oct 2020 - 02:54	Main.TLaurin	Photo scanned from the 1949 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
jpg	rocket1.jpg	manage	94 K	28 Jun 2016 - 11:26	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens
jpg	rocket2.jpg	manage	105 K	03 Apr 2017 - 14:20	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
JPG	rocket5.JPG	manage	75 K	07 Jan 2014 - 14:25	Main.TLaurin	Photo by K.Brewitt 2013 Dallas Convention
jpg	rocket6.jpg	manage	48 K	24 Jan 2014 - 16:02	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst-United Kingdom
jpg	rocket_fl.jpg	manage	33 K	12 Aug 2012 - 15:09	IrisP

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