■(TB) 'Suzette'

1945, Knowlton

'Suzette' (Harold Knowlton, R. 1943) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class Y5L. 'Séduction' x 'Tiffany'. High Commendation 1944; Honorable Mention 1945.

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From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1945: SUZETTE (Knowlton 1945) M. A distinct innovation in the plicata class. Usually plicatas have very little garden value for at a distance they seem a beclouded mass of color. Not only is Suzette lovely as a specimen stalk, but when viewed from afar gives the effect of a clear creamy yellow with wonderful garden value. The flowers are lightly dotted with maroon at the edges of the standards and falls near the throat, and the distinctive feature of the rosy madder brown styles serves to bring out the creaminess of the bloom. The flowers are large and beautifully proportioned of strong firm substance. Its form, branching and other characteristics are nearly perfect, four branches and terminal. The first introduction from Mr. Knowlton, and the enthusiastic praise of this iris in recent A. I. S. bulletins is well merited. H. C., A. I. S. 1944. R. 91, 1944. 40 in. Pictured on inside of cover. $20.00.
The Bulletin of the American Iris Society_, No. 103 (October 1946): 18-19.] "In the Knowlton garden everyone rushed to see Suzette, only to find that the originator had only one small plant left; such is the penalty for creating too popular a variety! It is a beautiful plicata, but was seen better established in several other gardens." [John Dolman, Jr., “From Virginia to New Hampshire,”

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