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■(TB) 'Green Quest'

1960, Brown

'Green Quest' (Rex Brown, R. 1959). Seedling# 54-352-9. TB, height 36" (91 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Greenish-yellow self; yellow beard. 'Taffy Wings' X 'Pretty Quadroon'. Brown 1960

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References:

From AIS Bulletin #161, April 1961. Introducing GREEN QUEST (1960) (Taffy Wings x Pretty Quadroon). Widely flaring greenish chartreuse of good form, substance and branching. Very popular. $25.00. Brown's Iris Garden.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1965: GREEN QUEST (Brown 60) ML-36". An Iris w1th personality! A beautiful, large (over 7" across) bloom of primrose-yellow with a definite green cast. Falls are ruffled & flaring, of good substance. Has fertile pollen-why not use this to help in your own "quest"? HM'62, JC'62. Taffy Wings X Pretty Quadroon. Regularly $7.50; on $10 order $5.65; on $25 order $4.85.
 

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GreenQuest02.JPGJPGGreenQuest02.JPGmanage 55 K 26 Mar 2014 - 02:34 Main.TLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
greenquest1.JPGJPGgreenquest1.JPGmanage 451 K 20 Sep 2020 - 13:42 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1967 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
Green_Quest.jpggreenquest2.JPGjpg JPG Green_Quest.jpg greenquest2.JPG manage23 453 K 06 Dec 2010 20 Jan 2021 - 18:52 03:14 UnknownUser Main.TLaurin Courtesy of Photo scanned Mike Lowe from original HIPS website the 1965 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
Green_Quest.jpgjpgGreen_Quest.jpgmanage 23 K 06 Dec 2010 - 18:52UnknownUser Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website

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