Re: HIST: Descriptions

Judy,
 
As Robert Pries has correctly stated, "Zebra" is only an unofficial or "garden' name often used for the iris you have inquired about. Its registered name is PALLIDA VARIEGATA.  This iris has creamy yellow variegation in the foliage and typical light blue-violet pallida flowers.
 
John Jones is also correst in stating that there have never been any irises registered as COPPER QUEEN or RIBBONS ROYAL. John suggested a possible alternative for the first, and as a possible alternative for the second, there was TB iris registered as ROYAL RIBBON by Cora Pickard, which was introduced in 1962. The description of the blooms is a deep purple blue self .
 
As for the remaining irises on your list, they were all registered during the period when descriptions of the flower color and pattern were presented in a coded form, which makes them somewhat vague and ambiguous:
 
CAMEO (Grace Sturtevant, 1923) S7L = light pink-toned blend;
 
CHRISTABEL (Greig Lapham, 1936) S7D = deep pink-toned blend;
 
SWEET SIXTEEN (Greig Lapham, 1929) B7M = medium pink-toned blue (=light purple?)
 
All of these irises originated before there were any recognized true pink iris, which makes it more difficult to comprehend what was intended by the term "pink-toned".
 
I hope this informnation will be of some help to you.
 
Jeff Walters
in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4)
HIPS Commercial Sources Chairman
 

J Book <jbook@cableone.net> wrote:
I have been unable to locate the hybridizer, date of introduction and 
official description for the following irises either Online or in my 
checklists which only go back to 1969. I need the information for our 
upcoming rhizome sale.

Except for Christabel and Zebra, some of these donated iris were 
purchased from nurseries not solely devoted to iris, so the names may 
not be authentic, registered names.

Cameo
Christabel
Copper Queen
Ribbons Royal
Sweet Sixteen

Zebra with variegated foliage


Can anyone post to Iris-photos or email to me photos of the following:
Luau (Ghio 74)
Scrimshaw (Moores '83)

Any help will be gratefully appreciated.

Judy Book
Prescott Area Iris Society
jbook@cableone.net

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