■(TB) 'Twist Of Fate'

1980, Palmer

'Twist Of Fate' (Cleo Palmer, R. 1979). Seedling# 7599. TB, 32" (81 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards light violet-blue; falls black; bronze beard. Seedling# 7189: ((('South Pacific' x 'Whole Cloth') x 'Jet Black') x ('Toll Gate' x 'La Negra Flor')) X 'Jet Black'. Palmer 1980. President's Cup 1980; Favorite Guest 1980.

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From AIS Bulletin #237 April 1980 Introducing TWIST OF FATE: 32", EM. S. light violet-blue, deeper at base and veined darker blue-violet. F. black with velvety texture and amber shoulders. Few white haft veins, mostly hidden. Good substance, light ruffling. Violet beard with bronze hair tips. 2 branches and spur. 7-9 buds, mostly opening one at a time, prolonging bloom season. Medium-sized flowers. 71-89: (((South Pacific x Whole Cloth) x Jet Black) x (Toll Gate x La Negra Flor)) X Jet Black. $25.00. Palmer's Iris Gardens.
Saturday's standout was the clump we had been looking forward to all week after having heard about it from those who saw Philbrook's 1979 bloom parade. It was Cleo Palmer's TWIST OF FATE, a luscious production of black velvet falls and light violet-blue standards with bronze beard. It must have been the most photographed iris of the convention. [Olive Rice, (CA), “Philbrook Garden”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 238 (July 1980): 25.]

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