■(TB) 'Carla'

1959, DeForest

'Carla' (Fred DeForest, R. 1959). Seedling# 57-S6S*. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-YO5P, Blended apricot-orange and pink self; tangerine beard. ('Frances Kent' x 'Paradise Pink') X 'Canby Sunset'. Irisnoll 1959. Honorable Mention 1961.

* NOTE: Seedling number was transcribed wrong in electronic checklist; should read 57-56S per entry in 1950 Checklist, page 33.

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From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963:CARLA (DeForest '59) M. 36 in. (F. Kent x Paradise Pink) x Canby Sunset. A huge, extra heavily substanced, crisply ruffled flower of rich orange, blended with deep pink and apricot, set off by a yellow haft and deep red beard. H.M. 1961. 7.50.

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