AR: DESERT SPIRIT
From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>
Message text written by Barb Johnson:
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Sorry, I didn't know what to put for the heading on this one. I saw this
iris at the 1995 show and think it must be a '90s one, as I can't find
it in any of my checklists or catalogs, and don't even know what size it
is. It's one I admired, tho, and it's been on my Wish List ever since.
Thanks for your help! <
DESERT SPIRIT is an arilbred. A 1/4-bred, to be precise, introduced by Lin
Flanagan in 1995. Registered as 20" tall, but it grows taller for me.
Comparable to some I've registered as 28".
The registered description: S. pale violet with light violet edge; F.
mixture of light violet and light amber with darker violet streak from tip
of brown-orange beards; slight fragrance.
That's in Ft. Worth, and I've seen photos of it that show all these
features. In southern NM, however, our intense sun quickly fades it to a
stunning SILVER self. I tried growing it in almost full shade one year, to
see if it would show its true colors. It did, and is striking either way.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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