Christmas Angel
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Fred DeForest 1959/1960
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1950-1959
Fall Color:
White
Standard Color:
White
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Deforest F
Rarity:
GG eligible - protected

Full Description

TB, 38″ (97 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-W1, White self, bright gold haft. ( ‘Frances Kent’ x ‘Paradise Pink‘) X Hall 54-62. Irisnoll 1960.
One of Fred DeForest’s last introductions.

From Fleur de Lis Iris Catalog 1963 “CHRISTMAS ANGEL (DeForest ‘601 M. 36 in. IF. Kent x Paradise Pink) x Hall 54-62. Classically formed, heavily substanced, 7 inch flowers. Starched standards and falls
with bright gold hafts and ruffled ends. A  gold hafted white that unfurls from creamy yellow buds. H.M. 1961 …. . …. 10.00”