Star Sailor


  • Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1995

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 36"

BLOOM SEASON: Early to Late

DESCRIPTION: Ruffled light blue self; beards yellow, tipped white.

PARENTAGE: W 90-D: (S 26-2: (Land O'Lakes x (G 11-1, St. Louis Blues sib, x (D 39-F: (Tufted Cloud sib x ((Sparkling Waters x Sierra Skies) x Music Maker)) x Sailor's Dance))) x S 20-3: (M 21-1, Tide's In sib, x unknown)) X Jean Hoffmeister

AWARDS: Honorable Mention 1997

PBF: None

INTERESTING INFO:
From the 1995 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: This mariner's delight enviably has the cleanest cerulean blue shading of any Iris we know. Bouncy ruffled petals weave a wavy rhythmic spell while milky beards sparkle like whitecaps on crest ocean swells. It boasts sturdy stems with three to four branches yielding 9 to 12 blooms each. See this captain's pleaser in photo.