Gay Parasol

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

 ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1974

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 35"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid

DESCRIPTION: S. light lavender, near white; F. pansy rose-violet with pin-edged perimeter same color as S.; beard near lavender-white.

PARENTAGE: Davis Melodrama sdlg. X Margarita

AWARDS: Honorable Mention 1975, Award of Merit 1977

PBF: Unknown

INTERESTING INFO:
From the 1974 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: A very unique novelty—this lacy edged amoena of unusual striking contrasts. Sportive and gay, with its glistening crown of silvery white standards and the handsome effective foil of rich, sumptuous, dashing rose-purple falls, it is a trim, neat, compact flower with an individual buoyant air. The symmetry and vivacious litl due to the perky, laced edging on the standards as well as on the falls attracts attention to the vibrant jewel. Not a large flower, the color combination plus the unique lacing in a amoena divulges its orginality.