Beauty of Irises. Harlequin
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
Beauty of Irises. Harlequin
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Beauty of Irises. Harlequin by Jenny Rainbow.
Tall Bearded Iris 'Harlequin' (Emily Jean Stevens, 1947)
From the 1955 Schreiner's Iris Catalog: Technically a plicata, this fantastic "believe it or not" Iris looks like an Oncocyculus hybrid. The heavy silvery falls with perky horizontal flare are not only veined like a butterfly's wing but bizzarrely stippled and dappled chocolate and purple to match the feathery standards. Exotic, sophisticated, never to be forgotten, its weird beauty makes garden visitors exclaim."
Photo enhancement on the left courtesy Schriener's Iris Lovers catalog 1956.
HARLEQUIN Stevens Bros Catalogue 1949-50:
A strange iris with a dark gypsy personality which, though strictly defined as a plicata, is very different from those usually light coloured flowers. Harlequin has more in common with oncocyclus irises in its appearance than with most bearded irises. The falls are widely flared, of heavy starched substance, and well ruffled and waved, of a deep purple-toned chocolate. The stiffly held standards are nearly as dark as the falls and the whole flower has a most exotic and lovely air of sophistication.
Source of description info: http://historiciris.blogspot.com
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June 21st, 2019
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