■(TB) 'Mary Frances'

1973, Gaulter 'Marie Phillips'

'Mary Frances'. (Larry Gaulter, R. 1971). Seedling# 69-67. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason bloom. Ruffled light blue-orchid with white center on falls.; white beard tipped yellow, orange throat. 'Town and Country' X ('Marie Phillips' x 'Sterling Silver' - seedling# F2). Cooley's Gardens 1973. Honorable Mention 1974; Award of Merit 1976; American Dykes Medal 1979. Nelson Award 1980, Nelson Award 1982, Nelson Award 1988.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: CA. USDA Zones

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MARY FRANCES (Gaulter '73) M. 38" Each $25.00. This is a lovely light blue-orchid self with white-centered falls. It has a white beard lightly touched with yellow. The throat is orange and the falls are wide and nicely flaring with standards closing gently in a round, wavy top. It is medium tall with good branching and a long season of bloom. The parentage of this magnificent flower contains Town and Country, Marie Phillips and Sterling Silver. The hybridizer considers this his finest seedling. Seedling No. 69-67. [Cooley's Iris, 1973]
Corlew, G. (1980). Exhibition committee report for 1980. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 240 (Jan 1981), 20.
'Mary Frances' Historic Iris Preservation Society link.

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