Data specific to Irises (Edit)
| Hybridizer: |
MacMillan |
| Year Of Registration: |
1943 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): |
1943 |
| Classification: |
Louisiana
|
| Bloom Color Classification: |
Rose
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
|
| Flowers: |
Showy
|
| Parentage: |
Collected in the wild at Abbeville, LA in 1938 |
| Child plants: |
35 child plants |
Posted by
scvirginia on Aug 2, 2020 11:17 PM concerning plant:
Description from Sidney's Conger's 1952 catalog of Louisiana Iris, p.11:
PEGGY MAC. (McMillan). This is the ideal in the flat, overlapping Abbeville form. The 6" magneta-rose flowers are borne frequently three at one time on a 30" stem. Has proved an excellent parent. $2.00.
Posted by
scvirginia on Aug 1, 2020 5:22 PM concerning plant:
From "Varietal Notes on Louisiana Natives" by Frank E. Chowning, Little Rock, Ark., in Bulletin of the American Iris Society, April 1946, No. 101, p.76.
Abbeville Iris: Many remarkable hybrids have been collected from the vicinity of Abbeville, Louisiana, and in articles on the Louisiana Iris we often see references to the "Abbeville Reds" and the "Abbeville Yellows." Our stay was of such short duration that we did not have an opportunity to visit a wide area near Abbeville; however, we visited the Buteaud Swamp where many of the finest specimens originated. We will mention a few of the more famous forms.
(b) Peggy Mac (or Peggy McMillan): a purplish-rose flower with a gold line for a signal patch. The form is similar to that of the late blue foliosa. After the flower is fully opened it is quite flat in form, both falls and petals quite broad. The substance is extra good.
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