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■(TB) 'Scorpio Star'

1996, Moores

'Scorpio Star' (Walter Moores, R. 1994). Seedling# 87-15RE. TB, 34" (86 cm). Midseason bloom and rebloom (October-November in Mississippi). Lightly ruffled medium violet purple, white spot surrounding white to yellow beards; pronounced sweet fragrance. 'Victoria Falls' X 'Fall Spotlight'. Moores 1996.

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photo by Scottie Finneyphoto by Chapman IrisSass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NebraskaPhoto scanned from the John Weiler slide collectionPhoto by Stoney Creek Iris

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From AIS Bulletin #301 April 1996 Introducing SCORPIO STAR TB, 34", M &.Re. Lightly ruffled medium violet purple with darker veined white zonal spot surrounding white to yellow beards. Up to sixteen buds on one stalk with seven (uncrowded) at the Plotner Garden in Oregon at the 1994 AIS Convention. October, November rebloom. Pronounced sweet fragrance. Vigorous plant and useful in zonal, plicata breeding. Victoria Falls x Fall Spotlight. $25. Walter Moores.
 


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-- KentPfeiffer - 2010-05-14
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
ScorpioStar.JPGJPG ScorpioStar.JPG manage 62 K 14 May 2010 - 21:18 KentPfeiffer Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
ScorpioStar01.jpgjpg ScorpioStar01.jpg manage 71 K 08 Apr 2015 - 02:22 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
SorpioStarSC.jpgjpg SorpioStarSC.jpg manage 41 K 26 Oct 2011 - 14:09 BetsyHiggins Photo by Stoney Creek Iris
rsz_scorpiostar-tb.jpgjpg rsz_scorpiostar-tb.jpg manage 71 K 03 Jun 2013 - 00:29 Main.Harloiris photo by Scottie Finney
scorpiostar-jb.jpgjpg scorpiostar-jb.jpg manage 13 K 18 Jan 2013 - 22:22 Main.Harloiris photo by Chapman Iris
Topic revision: r13 - 27 Mar 2022, TerryLaurin
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