Stepping Out

Schreiner, R&I 1964
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1960-1969
Fall Color:
White Ground Blue/Purp Stitch
Standard Color:
White Ground Blue/Purp Stitch
Pattern:
Plicata
Beard Color:
Blue/Purple
Hybridizer:
Schreiner
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB 38″ ML

From Schreiner’s Iris Lover’s catalog for 1966: “A rich violet and white plicata, strikingly picoteed. The snowy ground color has a handsome, glossy sheen, while rich pansy-violet margining has a stylish ruffling that greatly enhances the beauty of the flower. The large blooms, held aloft with regal carriage and ideal, four-way branching, create a stunningly beautiful clump. Garden visitors unsling their cameras when Stepping Out catches their eye.”

From Cooley’s Gardens catalog for 1966: “A new plicata remindful of a combination of Dot And Dash and Rococo. The ground color is snowy white, the margins of both standards and falls rimmed with a broad band of deep pansy-violet. All petals stylishly ruffled.”

Parentage unknown, HM 1965, AM 1967, Dykes Medal 1968.