Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
PARADISE (Hollis). This variety, like MISS SALWAY, has bee...Read Moren very scarce during the past ten years, and its beautiful name may account for part of its popularity. It is a double bloom which opens very dainty pink, and which fades to cream white. Its wide guard petals have slight carmine markings. It has a pronounced collar and a cup-shaped center, but the petals are loosely placed so that the bloom is light and carried gracefully by its medium dwarf stems. The formation is slightly more regular than in SHAYLOR'S DREAM, and it should probably rank with that variety both in its value as a cut flower and as a landscape variety. $5.00
Per the APS website:
PARADISE (Hollis, 1907) - Double - Pink - Early Midseason. Medium height. Slightly scented. Very large. Outer petals light flesh-pink, paling to nearly white in the center; free flowering.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
PARADISE (Hollis). This variety, like MISS SALWAY, has bee...Read More