1966, Brown â 'Lightning Ridge' (Opal Brown, R. 1965). Seedling# 4-7A20. TB, 33" (84 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards pale peach with flush of rose at base of midribs; falls imperial violet (Wilson 33/2), with blue blush below bright poppy red beard. 'Pipes Of Pan' X 'Arctic Flame'. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1966. High Commendation 1965; Honorable Mention 1967; Judges Choice 1968; Award of Merit 1970.
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LIGHTNING RIDGE (O. Brown '66). "The truly exotic, provocative new arrival in this category. Peach-pink standards with an orchid flush at the base, and broad falls of rosy red-violet with a light blue area near the most startling poppy red beard. This variety will be the tallest, finest branched "crowd-stopper" in the landscape. A bold dashing beauty with emphasis on impact in the garden that has shown me no evident faults." [Roger R. Nelson (Wayne, Nebraska), âAn Extra Dimensionâ The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 196, (January 1970): 9.] |
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JPG | LightningRidge01.JPG | manage | 62 K | 25 Nov 2014 - 23:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | LightningRidge12BHI.jpg | manage | 90 K | 24 Apr 2012 - 13:52 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | LightningRidgeBHI.JPG | manage | 128 K | 19 Nov 2011 - 15:40 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | lightningridge02.jpg | manage | 101 K | 11 Jun 2014 - 02:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
JPG | lightningridge99.JPG | manage | 63 K | 29 May 2014 - 19:43 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |