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ORIGINATOR: Schreiner
INTRODUCED: 1988
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 37"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid
DESCRIPTION: Ruffled hyacinth blue, white grey streaking and edge on F.; hyacinth blue beard.
PARENTAGE: J 59-A: (Admiral Blue x Sailor's Dance) X L 100-A: ((G 1517-B x Neptune's Pool) x G 119-H, Royal Regency sib)
AWARDS: HM'90, Walther Cup '90, AM'92, Wister Medal '94, DM'95
INTERESTING INFO: Honky Tonk Blues won Schreiner's their eighth Dykes Medal. From the 1988 Schreiner's Iris Lovers Catalog: Our most distinctive seedling last year! Note the rhythmic cadence in our photograph above left. The emphasis here is on the interplay of very ruffled flower form coupled with a novel blending of shades of blue and white. These blue-violet flowers are streaked with swirling white etching like a cloud kissed evening sky. The extra strong stems offer three finely spaced branches and a spur, with 10 buds. |