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■(TB) 'Shekinah'

1918, Sturtevant

'Shekinah' (Grace Sturtevant, 1918) 36" Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y4L. Standards and falls pale lemon yellow, deeper at base of Standards; olive reticulations on claw; yellow-orange beard. 'Hope' x 'Hope'. Glen Road Iris (Sturtevant) 1918.

Parent of 'Pluie D'Or', first French Dykes Medal winner in 1928, and through it a grandparent of 'Eclador', which won the French Dykes in 1932. Also a grandparent of 'Alta California'.

See below:

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References:

From Sturtevant Glen Road Iris Garden catalog, 1920: SHEKINAH — A Pale Lemon Yellow deepening thru the center; the first clear yellow of pallida growth, 3 ft. SILVER MEDAL (MHS) 1917. $25.00.
From Robert Wayman,"Best Twenty-five Irises", The Flower Grower, Oct 1925: SHEKINAH is a pale yellow pallida originated by our American hybridizer Miss Sturtevant. When seen in a mass it is exquisitely beautiful.
 
Wister%20Iris%20056%20--%20Shekinah.jpg Historic Swarthmore slides circa 1945

Progeny:

'Alkinah', 'Allure', 'Alta California'*, 'Amarillita', 'Amber Wave', 'Antwerp Blue',
'Argossy By Gersdorff, 'Autumn Glow', 'TbBonita', 'Bounteous'*, 'Carita', 'Chilotta',
'Valdina', 'Vivid By Sturtevant'*, 'Witchery', 'Yellow Moon',
'Church Farm Yellow', 'Circus Day', 'Cottage Maid By Gersdorff', 'Cream Gold', 'Criollo'*, 'Daffodil',
'Dear Me'*, 'Dimples', 'Dulce Alamo', 'Fair Anita', 'Fair Cynthia', 'Fair Dawn',
'Fireglow', 'Flambeau'*, 'Frilled Gold', 'Gold Craft', 'Gold Crystal'*, 'Gold Token',
'Golden Gift', 'Golden Glory', 'Golden Wedding By Wayman', 'Good Cheer'*, 'Hearthstone Copper'*, 'Hervala',
'High Noon By Danenhauer', 'Highlight By Nesmith', 'Ildico', 'Inner Glow', 'Il Penserosa', 'Ishtar'*,
'Kakapo', 'Karma', 'Kenya', 'King Nottoc', 'Lady Luck', La Belle Dame',
'Lavender Kids', 'Ledo', 'Light Of Asia', 'Linda', Liolele', 'Malibu',
'Maluska', 'Mandrino', 'Merne', 'Mirasol'*, 'Misty Dawn By Gersgorff', 'Monarda',
'Morning star', 'Nadesha', 'Naia', 'New Moon By Winter', 'Novice', 'Noonday',
'Orinoco', 'Pearl Bush'*, 'Pierrette', 'Pongee', 'Primrose', 'Shimmer',
'Satinette', 'Saracina'*, 'Sherabina', 'Sunny Lass', 'Sun Lassie', 'Sylvia',
'satin Rose'*, 'Saving Grace'*, 'Rose Marion', 'Rapture'*, 'Ruffled Robin'*, 'Wood Nymph'*,
'Tsilo Lan', 'Grassy Yellow'*, 'Vieux Rose', 'Sunshine Girl', 'Sunset Glow By Nesmith', 'Rhistledown'*,
'Rayo De Sol'*, 'Sonata', 'Sunburst'*, 'Romance', 'Pluie D'Or',

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Topic revision: r24 - 07 Nov 2025, BobPries
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