Re: Historic Iris Order Received
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Historic Iris Order Received
- From: m*@tricities.net (Mike Lowe)
- Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:17:32 -0500
Barb Johnson asks...
>4. Opal Beauty was not in the 1939 or1949 checklists--any info on this?
>I have a description from Sourdough but would like the background on why
>the Sasses didn't register it, if possible, and what year it was
>hybridized. It's not in "The World of Irises", either.
Actually it is a Bernard Schreiner iris -- info as follows:
OPAL BEAUTY (B. Schreiner R. 1955). TB, 38", L, VR5, S. soft lavender-pink
with opal finish; F. rose and lavender, opal finish. (Pink Reflection x
Majenica) X Pinnacle. Schreiner 1955
Best regards,
Mike Lowe, mikelowe@tricities.net
South Central Virginia, USA
USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam
185 to 205 frost free growing days per year
