■(TB) 'Etched Apricot'

1967, Gibson

'Etched Apricot' (James Gibson, R. 1967). Seedling 51-OPF. TB, 30" (76 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards apricot; falls white ground, apricot etchings. 'Henna Stitches' X 'Wild Ginger'. Cooley 1967. Honorable Mention 1969.

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ETCHED APRICOT (Gibson, '67) Each $20.00. Warm golden apricot color, the standards without markings and the falls creamy ivory in the center with fine etchings of apricot. None of the many other Gibson plicatas match this most attractive hue and the flower itself is absolute perfection in form. Extra large, 3-inch petal width and ideal rulfling and fluting are added features. Height about 30 inches. No. 51-OPF. [Cooley's Iris, 1967]
Reported Rebloom in: CA, TX USDA Zone 7 [The 2012 Cumulative Checklist of Reblooming Iris, p. 67]

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