1960, Waters
'Real Delight' (Donald G. Waters, R. 1958). Seedling# FW-156. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-YO4P, Standards pink shaded deep apricot; falls deep cream, edged same as standards; red beard. 'Frances Kent' X 'Top Flight'. Schreiner 1960.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1964: REAL DELIGHT (Waters '60) EM-38". A unique, appealing new color combination. Standards apricot-salmon, somewhat ruffled and folded back at edges. Falls light salmon-yellow becoming salmon at haft around a red-tangerine beard. White signal at end of beard. HM'60, JC'61. Frances Kent X Top Flight. Regularly $7.50; on $10 order $6.40; on $25 order $5.65. |
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![]() | Real-DelightCT.jpg | manage | 42 K | 01 Nov 2011 - 23:26 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by C & T Iris Patch |
![]() | RealDelight01.JPG | manage | 44 K | 04 Dec 2014 - 16:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
![]() | RealDelight12BHI.jpg | manage | 70 K | 30 Apr 2012 - 23:33 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
![]() | real_delight_fl.jpg | manage | 38 K | 12 Aug 2012 - 15:29 | IrisP | |
![]() | realdelightAA.jpg | manage | 22 K | 06 Mar 2011 - 19:26 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |