■(TB) 'Mystic Melody'

1951, Stevens

'Mystic Melody' (Mrs. W. R. Stevens, R. 1949) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y6D. ('Fair Elaine' x 'Lagos') x ('Gudrun' x seedling). Schreiner 1951. Honorable Mention 1952; Judge's Joice 1953; Award of Merit 1955.

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From AIS Bulletin #121, April 1951. Introducing Mystic Melody-(Stevcns 1951) MLa. 39 in. This sister seedling of Summit, though less striking is not less glamorous. The enamelled, sun-drenched falls are butter yellow, the luminous, silken standards are a moonlit, shimmering cream. Tall with low branching. $15.00. Schreiner.
From Marble Iris Gardens catalog, 1957: MYSTIC MELODY (Stevens 1951). ML. 39 in. A glamorous Iris with enameled-like butter-yellow falls and shimmering silken cream standards. The sun drenched falls and the luminous, shimmering cream of the silken, moonlit standards produce a lovely color harmony, which together with splendid form and growing habits make this an Iris that is to be desired. Each $ 2.00; 3 for $5.00.
Historic Iris Preservation Society gallery link.

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