Difference: TbHitParade (r16 vs. r15)

■(TB) 'Hit Parade'

1945, 1947, Hall

'Hit Parade' (David Hall, R. 1945). TB, 34", Midseason bloom. Color Class -R4L. From two flamingo pink seedlings. Hallcroft 1947.

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References:

From Hallcroft Iris catalog, 1949: HIT PARADE. Another flamingo pink, with some ruffling, good form and substance, and a little larger flower than Courtier and Floradora, carried on a well branched strong 34-inch stem. The color is lighter than Courtier and slightly deeper than Floradora, and has the characteristic tangerine beard. All these flamingo pinks are free bloomers and increase rapidly. $10.00
Hit Parade (Hall '47)—Tall peach, smaller than Cherie and more peach in tone. Winegar, Nina N. (1949). Iris Time in the Rockies, American Iris Society Bulletin 116(January 1950), 69.
 

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