■(TB) 'Angel Choir'

1970, Schliefert

'Angel Choir' (Arnold Schliefert, R. 1970). Seedling 64-117. TB, 32" (81 cm), Midseason bloom. Fluted pure white self; pale yellow beard. Seedling 62-118: (Whiting waxy white seedling x 'Queen's Lace') X seedling 62-157: ('Celestial Snow' x Whiting waxy white seedling). Schliefert 1970. High Commendation 1969, Honorable Mention 1971, Award of Merit 1976.

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From AIS Bulletin #201 April 1971 Introducing ANGEL CHOIR (Schliefert '70). A very heavy, waxy, beautifully shaped white. Standards closed and interlocked with heavy fluting. The falls are wide and due to the heavy fluting are held in a flaring position. The extra heavy substance gives flowers a long-lasting quality. Excellent branching and plant habit. Hardy. HC '69. See inside front cover of Bulletin 198, July 1970, for picture in color. Net $22.50. Schliefert Iris Gardens.
ANGEL CHOIR (Schliefert, 1970), was the surprise of the year for me. It had just bloomed for me for the first time when I left Blanchard for the convention, and was quite nice for a one-year plant. But, at the Nenon garden, we saw it in a clump at peak bloom … oh my! It was impressive enough as it was, but when your favorite iris color is white, as it is with me, it was just impossible to contain myself! Without a doubt, the best white I have seen yet. [Dyer, Perry. “Roanoke 1974, and Points West.” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society. 221 (July 1974): 29.]
'Angel Choir' Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

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