■(TB) 'Kilt Lilt'

1970, Gibson

'Kilt Lilt' (James Gibson, R. 1969). Seedling# 29-4A. TB, height 40" (102 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Standards blend of gold and brown; falls brown-maroon on white ground; ruffled and laced. Seedling# 1-2 PLD X 'Golden Filigree'. Cooley's 1970. High Commendation 1968; Honorable Mention 1971; Walther Cup 1972; Award of Merit 1973; American Dykes Medal 1976.

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KILT LILT (Gibson, 70) M. 38" Each $25.00. If you like ruffles, frills, fringes and lace in an Iris you will have hit the jack-pot with this most striking and truly unusual novelty. The standards are a glowing blend of rich apricot and gold. Falls are a sort of maroon red on old gold, heavily textured, folded and pleated. Reverse of the petals is greenish old gold, and this extends over to the outer surface, giving the flower a sort of bi-tone effect. Massive blooms on heavy, wellbranched stems. No. 29-4A. [Cooley's Iris, 1970]
THE plicata of the day is KILT LILT. A combination of bright colors with lace and ruffling took this one to the top of the HM voting this year and by a wide margin. It increased very well in Oklahoma gardens. The standards are gold and the falls are red-brown and white with a gold lace edge. Most exciting! [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 13.]
'Kilt Lilt' Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

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