■(TB) 'Polka Time'

1958, Schortman

'Polka Time' (William B. Schortman, R. 1957). Seedling #359. TB, 34" (86 cm), Early thru late bloom. Color Class-VB3, Standards blue-violet; falls violet-blue. ('Snow Flurry' x 'Violet Symphony') x ('Sable' x 'Chivalry'). Schortman 1958. Honorable Mention 1958; Award of Merit 1961.

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

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Note from Keith Keppel about parentage--'Polka Time' = 'Snow Symphony' X x0206: ('Sable' x 'Chivalry'). (Number x0206 indicates it was part of the seed from cross 0206 which was treated with x-rays; at one time Bill was working in conjunction with Herb Parker (at Hanford, Washington) to expose seeds to various doses of x-rays to see if beneficial mutations could be obtained.) 'Snow Symphony' was never introduced, but is from 'Snow Flurry' x 'Violet Symphony'. This is consistent with the text on page 70: [The World of Irises]...derives from the white Snow Symphony, black Sable, and blue Chivalry".
POLKA TIME, a lively violet-blue from the originator of INDIGLOW, SIERRA SKIES, GRACIOUS, and other fine iris, is, of them all, my own particular pet. I saw it first in 1958 and was impressed then, as I am now, with its provocative form. Rippled and ruffled, the fall petals seem to be dancing to the melody of a favorite polka. Melba Hamblen, "Honors, Review and Preview", A.I.S. Bulletin 164 (Jan. 1962): 14.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: POLKA TIME (Schortman '58) EM-L-36". If you have been searching for the finest in ruffled Iris, this is it; you need look no further. The most heavily ruffled deep-colored Iris we have & a picture of beauty. A gorgeous bitoned violet with attractive white area in falls. Has quality & class that sets it well apart from ordinary Iris. To see it is to want it. And this is the year to get it! RU-JC'59; AM'61. (Snow Flurry x Violet Symphony) X (Sable x Chivalry). Reg. $15; on $20 order $1O.5O; on $25 order $8.2S; 3 for $23.5O.

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