Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Caroline Dormon
Year Of Registration: 1946
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1946
Classification: Louisiana

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Parentage: Peggy Mac X Abbeville Red

Common names
  • Louisiana Iris
  • Iris

Comments:
  • Posted by scvirginia on Aug 2, 2020 11:48 PM concerning plant:
    Description from Sidney's Conger's 1952 catalog of Louisiana Iris, p.12:
    WILD CHERRY. (Dormon, C., 1947). Among the proud children of Peggy Mac is this beauty. This creation in wild cherry has the flat, flaring form expected of Peggy Mac's children. Substance and texture are excellent. Flower span, 5"; height 30" to 36". $1.50.

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