■(TB) 'Billowing Sails'

1963, Palmer

'Billowing Sails' (Dorothy Palmer, R. 1959). Seedling# 958-D. TB, 37" (94 cm), Midseason late bloom. White self, white beard. Faught white seedling x 'Henry Shaw'. Echo Hill, Schaan's Gardens 1963. Honorable Mention 1964.

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From AIS Bulletin #169, April 1963. Co-introducing BILLOWING SAILS (D. Palmer '63) (Faught White Seedling X Henry Shaw). A large beautifully formed, very broad white iris with beard to match. The frilly green buds open into airy, ruffled, heavily substanced flowers. The domed standards are tightly held. The clean, wide falls are arched and semiflaring. A husky grower. It is well branched, has a sturdy stalk, and beautiful, stiff, wide dark-green foliage. This glistening white remains crisp and pristine white during the hottest days, and whites are so lovely in the evening. A good pod parent. Late; 36 inches. H.C. 1959. Net $25.00. Schaan's Garden.

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