ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1965

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 41"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid

DESCRIPTION: Pure white self; red-tangerine beard.

PARENTAGE: White sport of May Hall X Arctic Flame

AWARDS: HC'64, HM'66, AM'68

INTERESTING INFO: From the Schreiner's 1965 Iris Lover's Catalogue: Where the crowds assemble in the seedling field during a meeting of the American Iris Society, National or Regional, constitutes an instantaneous popularity poll of new iris. Christmas Time, our new white iris (on cover) drew in this flattering attention last May. A flashing thick red beard on a white iris makes the petals look even whiter. And when an iris is absolutely snow white to start with the intensification of frosty brilliance resulting creates a cynosure of beauty like sunshine on new-fallen snow. When every tall, solider-straight stem in the row displays a fine 3 branches per stem with an average of 9 exciting, green tinged buds, and florets all lavishly laced and ruffled, you have a white iris in a class by itself. Uncommon, too, is the vigorous growth for an iris of this color. From a pure white mutation of iris May Hall crossed with pollen of Arctic Flame.