 Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens  Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens  Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens  Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
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ORIGINATOR: Schreiner
INTRODUCED: 1957
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 38"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late
DESCRIPTION: Rich midnight-blue self.
PARENTAGE: Top Hat X (Black Belle x Blue Glow)
AWARDS: HM'58
PBF: Unknown
INTERSTING INFO: From the 1957 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: Some engravings are so accurate, so grippingly real and glowing, that a description seems almost superfluous; but this engraving fall so far short of reality that I despair of arousing the enthusiasm that this magnificient Iris deserves. Believe me, King's Choice is a the richest, deepest midnight blue we have ever seen. A larger, deeper much glorifed Gulf Stream, its substance is not thin, as in the engraving, but so heavy as to be definitely leathery. A true self of clean, rich (not dusty) coloring with a heavy silken sheen. A superb Iris of great dignity that sometimes surprises by outstanding autumn blooms - but don't count on them! One of the top introductions of 1957.
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