(BB) 'Ariel'
1924, Murrell
'Ariel' (
Olive Murrell, R. 1924). BB. 16" (41 cm). Late bloom. Color Class-B7L. Soft blue.
NOTE: Originally registered as a DB (dwarf bearded), but officially recorded later as a TB (tall bearded). Today it is considered a BB (boarder bearded). Also listed in MDB (miniature dwarf) web.
'Ariel'.
Additional Nursery listings: Brook Gardens
1933
See below:
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References:
American Iris Society. (n.d.). Alphabetical iris check list 1949: compiled from the records of the Registrar, Charles E.F. Gersdorff and Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Walter Colquitt, (p. 39). The American Iris Society. |
Lee R. Bonnewitz. (1928). Nursery catalog; Peonies and irises. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/238763#page/10/mode/1up. |
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Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 104). The American Iris Society. |
ARIEL (Murrell). "The color is quite unique—a lovely shade of soft, clear, bright harebell blue, standards and falls being exactly similar in tone and of a different and more definite, true, pale blue than is found in any other variety we have yet seen. It is sweetly scented. The plant is an exceedingly good grower, with stiff, slender foliage, very free flowering, with erect flower stems about three feet high." This is the originator’s own description, and as it bloomed in our garden this year, it pleased us even better than the printed description. It is a "Garden Iris" for mass planting where this particular color is desired. $ 5.00. (Bonnewitz, 1928, p. 6). |
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