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■(TB) 'Lake Shannon'

1945, DeForest

'Lake Shannon' (Fred DeForest, R. 1944). TB. 36" (90 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class B1L. Blue seedling from ('Souvenir de Lœtitia Michaud' x 'Jean Cayeux') X 'Great Lakes'. Irisnoll 1945. Honorable Mention 1946

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Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris GardenPhoto scanned from the Bee Warburton slide collectionPhoto by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

References

From Irisnoll Catalog, 1945: Lake Shannon — Height 36 inches. Excellent branching. Seven to nine large flowers to the stalk. Standards and falls wide and fluted. Falls wide at the haft, semi-flaring to drooping, forming a graceful flower. Three flowers out at once make a beautiful stalk. A medium blue self with blue beard, tipped orange deep inside the flower. Each $25.00.
"Lake Shannon (DeForest '45) is another medium toned blue, broad petaled and ruffled. It is completely covered with veining of a darker blue that gives it a deep overcast." [David R. Kinnish, O. S. B., (Kansas), “In Kansas, Missouri and Illinois,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 42.]
 

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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
LakeShannon01.JPGJPG LakeShannon01.JPG manage 70 K 25 Nov 2014 - 21:21 TerryLaurin Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
LakeShannon12BHI.jpgjpg LakeShannon12BHI.jpg manage 71 K 22 Apr 2012 - 20:34 BetsyHiggins Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
lakeshannon.JPGJPG lakeshannon.JPG manage 529 K 25 Jun 2018 - 03:07 TerryLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
lakeshannon02.JPGJPG lakeshannon02.JPG manage 62 K 02 Jul 2014 - 03:00 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the Bee Warburton slide collection
lakeshannon1.JPGJPG lakeshannon1.JPG manage 497 K 25 Jun 2018 - 03:08 TerryLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
Topic revision: r18 - 31 Mar 2022, TerryLaurin
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