1946, Fay
'Desert Song' ( Orville Fay, R. 1946). TB, Midseason bloom, Color Class W4. No fragrance. 'Snow Flurry' x 'Golden Eagle'. Fay 1946. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1946; Award of Merit A.I.S. 1949.
1949 Checklist citation: Bull. A.I.S. 115:5 Oct. 1949.
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From Fay Gardens catalog, 1947: DESERT SONG No. 44-47 (1946). Snow Flurry x Golden Eagle. $15. This Iris was bred especially to fill a need in the light yellow or cream class. The large, flaring and ruffled flowers are of nice proportions and bloom over a very long season. The flower is a cream self. The haft is clean and the beard yellow. The stalk is very strong, well-branched and 40 inches tall. Mid-season. Very large plants and a fast increaser. Winter hardy. H. M. 1946. |
'Desert Song' (Fay, 1946) Each $3.00. New cream self, beautifully ruffled with extra large flowers of excellent proportion. Texture is especially heavy and the flowers last a long time in either rain or heat. Stems reach a height of 3 feet. HM AIS, 1946; AM, 1949. Cooley's Iris catalog 1952, p. 12. |
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jpg | DesertSong12BHI.jpg | manage | 69 K | 17 Apr 2012 - 18:08 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | DesertSongAA.jpg | manage | 46 K | 15 Feb 2011 - 16:21 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
JPG | Desert_Song.JPG | manage | 67 K | 01 Feb 2011 - 16:27 | IrisP | |
jpg | Desert_Song_KWW.jpg | manage | 45 K | 22 Jan 2017 - 19:13 | Main.KWalker | Photo by Ken Walker; Wildwood Garden, Molalla, OR; AIS 2015 Convention |
jpg | IMG_4884.jpg | manage | 53 K | 17 Feb 2017 - 20:06 | Main.davepote | Taken in Doris Rebert's garden 2013, Westminster, MD |
jpg | desertsong.jpg | manage | 71 K | 24 Oct 2013 - 23:16 | Main.Harloiris | photo Delane Langton, AIS Dallas 2013 |
JPG | desertsong01.JPG | manage | 72 K | 06 Aug 2015 - 19:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | desertsong1.JPG desertsong09.JPG | manage | 487 401 K | 09 May 2018 12 Oct 2020 - 20:32 22:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1949 Schreiners catalogue by Nancy McDonald-The Terry Laurin Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | desertsong2.JPG desertsong1.JPG | manage | 446 487 K | 09 May 2018 - 20:34 20:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | desertsong3.JPG desertsong2.JPG | manage | 117 446 K | 11 Jun 2020 09 May 2018 - 19:39 20:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | desertsong4.JPG desertsong3.JPG | manage | 129 117 K | 11 Jun 2020 - 19:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | desertsong4.JPG | manage | 129 K | 11 Jun 2020 - 19:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |