1981, Brown
'Big Dipper' (Opal Brown, R. 1981). Seedling 73-16B2. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason bloom. Ruffled and fluted light yellow (RHS 8C); medium yellow (14A) beard. Seedling 70-8B16: (('Dawn Flight' x 'Winter Olympics') x involving pink seedlings) X 'Yellow Chiffon'. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1981. High Commendation 1980 (seed;ing 73-16B2), Honorable Mention 1983.
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From AIS Bulletin #241 April 1981 Introducing BIG DIPPER (0. Brown '81). TB, 36", M. Large, beautifully frilled light mimosa yellow. Domed stands and wide semi-flaring falls. Tall, wellbranched stalks. Superb performer. ((Dawn Flight x Winter Olympics) x inv. pinks) x Yellow Chiffon. HC '80 under sdlg. 73-16B2. $25.00. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens. |
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JPG | BigDipper01.JPG | manage | 79 K | 20 Nov 2014 - 16:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | BigDipperEI.jpg | manage | 21 K | 08 Dec 2012 - 20:51 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | Big_Dipper.jpg | manage | 74 K | 28 Jun 2015 - 10:59 | Main.Neira | in my garden , France |
jpg | Big_Dipper_fl.jpg | manage | 43 K | 04 Mar 2011 - 17:27 | IrisP | |
jpg | Big_Dypper_iris_12-8.jpg | manage | 19 K | 05 Jun 2012 - 00:12 | UnknownUser | Photo by Viacheslav Rudniew |
JPG | Iris_germanica_Big_Dipper.JPG | manage | 70 K | 28 Feb 2010 - 14:31 | Main.chinon36 | photo taken in the Parc Floral de Vincennes, Paris, France, zone 7 |
jpg | big01.jpg | manage | 72 K | 13 May 2015 - 03:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | bigdipper01.jpg | manage | 19 K | 11 Sep 2014 - 21:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom |
jpg JPG | bigdipper3.jpg bigdipper09.JPG | manage | 175 363 K | 27 Dec 2017 02 Nov 2020 - 13:30 14:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1989 Schreiners catalogue by Christine Cosi-France Terry Laurin |
jpg | bigdipper4.jpg bigdipper3.jpg | manage | 177 175 K | 23 Nov 27 Dec 2017 - 13:13 13:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
jpg | bigdipper5.jpg bigdipper4.jpg | manage | 73 177 K | 12 Oct 2013 23 Nov 2017 - 15:51 13:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine Christine Cosi-France |
jpg | bigdipper6.jpg bigdipper5.jpg | manage | 66 73 K | 04 Nov 12 Oct 2013 - 03:54 15:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | bigdipper7.jpg bigdipper6.jpg | manage | 41 66 K | 21 Feb 2014 04 Nov 2013 - 16:37 03:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania Alain Chapelle-France |
jpg | bigdipper8.jpg bigdipper7.jpg | manage | 44 41 K | 21 Feb 2014 - 16:38 16:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
jpg | iris_Big_Dipper.jpg bigdipper8.jpg | manage | 77 44 K | 28 Jun 2015 21 Feb 2014 - 11:06 16:38 | Main.Neira Main.TLaurin | in my garden , Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania France |
jpg | iris_Big_Dipper.jpg | manage | 77 K | 28 Jun 2015 - 11:06 | Main.Neira | in my garden , France |