(IB) 'Blue And Gold'
1931, Essig
'Blue And Gold' (
Edward Essig, R. 1929) IB. Midseason bloom. Color Code-B1D.
'California Blue' x
'Louis Bel'. Southern California Iris Gardens 1931.
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BLUE AND GOLD. (California Blue x Louis Bel). Self B1D Essig 1929-1931. Brief: Well-branched; lavender violet, the broad haft reticulated pompeian red; 3 ft. Details: S. arching, to overlapping; F. drooping; texture slightly creped; beard conspicuous, orange tipt. Remarks: Excellent mass. A lower Sierra Blue or Santa Barbara. [R. S. Sturtevant, "Descriptions of Varieties, Part VI, A.I.S. Bulletin 53 (October 1934): 27.] |
Simply because they are my husband's college colors, I ordered Prof. Essig's old Blue and Gold, and was happily surprised when it bloomed. A big blossom, to eight inches across, in a clear shade of medium blue with drooping falls and high, domed standards, it has that certain something. The beard is especially conspicuous, like a great, golden caterpillar crawling down the falls. The substance is good, the height just above intermediate, and it blooms over a long period. [Lila McCombs, Calif., "A Critical Evaluation of Older Iris", A.I.S. Bulletin 110 (July 1948): 54-5. |
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