Radiant Light

Fay, R. 1963 / I. 1965
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
Orange
Standard Color:
Orange
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Tangerine/Pink
Hybridizer:
Fay

Full Description

TB 33″ M

From Eden Road Iris Garden catalog for 1968: “Light orange self with apricot and gold highlights. Beard is coral. Ruffled and well branched. Fertile both ways.”

From Wild’s of Missouri catalog for 1972: “This exciting, shimmering orange self, with apricot and gold highlights, and a flaunting, deep orange beard, will add a glorious tone to your garden. Ruffled blooms, well branched, vigorous.”

From Schreiner’s Iris Lover’s catalog for 1973: “With all the brilliance of a lovely summer day, this exciting, shimmering orange self, with apricot and gold highlights, and a flaunting, deep orange beard, will add a glorious tone to your garden. Wonderfully formed, ruffled blooms with strong, well branched stalks on a vigorously growing plant. Truly a bright spot.”

(Chinese Coral X Prairie Blaze), HM 1966.