1965, Shoop
'Spanish Affair' (George Shoop, R. 1960). Seedling# B55-22. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards orange-peach; falls light lemon infused orange-peach, darker border; tangerine beard. (('Jeb Stuart' x 'Floradora' x ('Salmon Shell' x 'Apricot Glory')) X (('Jeb Stuart' x 'Floradora') x ('Salmon Shell' x 'Pink Formal')). Eden Road 1965. High Commendation 1960; Honorable Mention 1965; Judges Choice 1965.
George Shoop's See below: 1961 SPANISH AFFAIR is vibrant orange-tinted apricot with a lighter area in the falls. In the last rays of the setting sun, it was alive with little dancing fires which added to the conviction that this would be a good breeder in the quest for "something different." [Melba Hamblen, "Irises seen in California Gardens, 1963", A.I.S. Bulletin 173, Part 1 (Apr. 1964): 10.]
From AIS Bulletin #161, April 1961. Introducing SPANISH AFFAIR (Shoop '61) M. 36 in. (Jeb Stuart x Floradora) x (Salmon Shell x Apricot Glory) X (Jeb Stuart x Floradora) x (Salmon Shell x Pink Formal). Beautiful ruffled blend with standards of orange-peach and wide hafted, flaring falls of light lemon infused orange-peach with darker border. Beard is blazing tangerine. HC '60. $25.00. Eden Road. |
George Shoop's 1961 SPANISH AFFAIR is vibrant orange-tinted apricot with a lighter area in the falls. In the last rays of the setting sun, it was alive with little dancing fires which added to the conviction that this would be a good breeder in the quest for "something different." [Melba Hamblen, "Irises seen in California Gardens, 1963", A.I.S. Bulletin 173, Part 1 (Apr. 1964): 10. |
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