Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ruth Dormon
Year Of Registration: 1943
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1943
Classification: Louisiana

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Parentage: Natural hybrid in garden of natives
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Louisiana Iris
  • Iris

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Date: c. 1953
photo from the 1953 catalog, Milliken Gardens, Arcadia, Californi
Comments:
  • Posted by scvirginia on Jun 2, 2022 11:46 AM concerning plant:
    Bulletin of the American Iris Society, October 1943, p.11:
    "Some Rare Native Iris" by Minnie Colquitt
    CAROLINE DORMAN, a hybrid occurring in the garden of Mrs. Ruth Dorman. A fine new shade in native iris, with excellent size and form. "Bishop's violet", both sepals and petals flushed fujiyama toward the base.

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