(TB) 'Arena Show'

1959, Noyd

'Arena Show' ( Luella Noyd, R. 1958). Seedling N7-112. TB, 31" (79 cm), Midseason late bloom. Color Class-V4, Standarads blue-orchid; Falls white edged blue-orchid, rosy tan at haft; tangerine beard. (( 'Prairie Sunset' x 'Cigarette') x 'Pink Sensation') x 'Mary Randall'. Noyd 1959.

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From AIS Bulletin #153, April 1959. Introducing ARENA SHOW-TB. M-L. 32-34 inches. V4. S. blue orchid. F. white edged blue-orchid; tangerine beard. No veining but has an overlay of rosy tan at the haft. A tailored iris. (Prairie Sunset x Cigarette) x Pink Sensation) X Mary Randall. $20.00. Noyd's Iris Garden
From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963: ARENA SHOW (Noyd '59) M.L. 34 in. ((P.Sun x Cigarette) x P. Sensation)) x M. Randall. A new iris with a most unusual and quite different color pattern. The standards are orchid blue and falls are clean white with a border of orchid blue and a touch of rosy tan at the haft. Lovely. 5.00.

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