■(TB) 'Meggie'

1970, Gaulter

'Meggie' (Larry Gaulter, R. 1969). Seedling# 66-85. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class RV5L, Two shades of blended rose to lavender; burnt orange beard. 'Laurie' X sibling. Cooley's Gardens 1970. Honorable Mention 1971.

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

Highly Commended in 1974 by the Tall Bearded Iris Trials in the Palmengarten of Frankfurt, Germany. The trial was conducted by the Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde (formerly the Deutsche Iris und Lilien Gesellschaft).

Meggie is described as rose colored, but the attention getting factors are the orange beard and the deep rose colored hafts. As in the case of all Gaulter introductions it has good branching. (AIS Bull 204:12).

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MEGGIE (Gaulter, '70) M. 36" Each $20.00. Shown in color on the cover. A uniform shade of bright rose in both standards and falls. Even, the style arms are of this same rose tint. The hafts carry a contrasting wash of rose-purple and this in turn is lit with a very thick, fiery deep orange-red beard. The falls are especially wide and flaring, the standards upright and closed. Extra large flowers on perfectly branched stems. No. 66-85. [Cooley's Iris, 1970]
American Iris Society., Sturtevant, Robert Swan., American Iris Society., & Sturtevant, Robert S. (1920). Bulletin of the American Iris Society (Vol. 204, p. 12). American Iris Society. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58651307
Bay View Gardens., Ghio, J., & AIS Hager-Dubose Memorial Iris Library. (1971). Iris 1971, Bay View Iris Gardens. Bay View Iris Gardens. https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1971CatalogBayView/1971%20Bay%20View%20Gardens.pdf
Cooley’s Gardens. & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1970). Iris 1970 (p. 3). Cooley’s Gardens. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43874043
American Iris Society., Sturtevant, Robert Swan., American Iris Society., & Sturtevant, Robert S. (1920). Bulletin of the American Iris Society (Vol. 216, p. 57). American Iris Society. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58643164
https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Main/1971PrintableList/1971_07_AIS%201971%20AIS%20Awards.pdf

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