(AB) 'Mourning Dove'
1953, Craig
'Mourning Dove' OB- (
Tom Craig, R. 1953). AB, EC, 32" (81 cm), Early bloom. Standards light gray, lavender gray toned; Falls yellow green tones, stippled and veined sandalwood to pale tan.
'Mariposa Mia' X
'Capitola'. Craig, 1953.
Also listed in TB web:
'Mourning Dove'.
NOTE: Not to be confused with IB
'Mourning Dove' by Sarah Toedt, 1932.
See below:
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References:
From the 1959 Check List: MOURNING DOVE (Tom Craig, R. 1953) Eupogocyclus hybrid, 22", E, Color Class-V5. S. light gray, lavender toned (Moonbeam & Pearlshell, M&P); F. yellow-green tones (eucalyptus to old ivory) stippled and veined sandalwood fading to pale tan; beards amber-plumbago gray. Large Mohr-type flower. Effect lavender-gray veined warm buffy gray. Mariposa Mia x Capitola. |
From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1955: MOHRNING DOVE (Craig '53) E 32" (Mariposa Mia X Capitola). The large Mohr type blooms have light lavender-gray standards and falls of yellow-green, stippled and veined in sandalwood. A beauty. $7.50 |
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