(TB) 'Blue Zenith'
1942, Whiting
'Blue Zenith' (
Mrs. C. Whiting, R. 1941) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class B1M. Honey fragrance.
'Blue Hill' x
'Sierra Blue'.
BLUE ZENITH (Whiting, 1942): Much bluer than most of the medium blues, in fact color is superb. Falls are a trifle too narrow and growth does not seem to be especially vigorous.
Mr. Sanford, Pa.;A lovely clear campanula blue, takes the sun well.
Calif. [“Varietal Comments”
The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 61]
BLUE ZENITH (Whiting '42). M. (Blue Hill x Sierra Blue.) The parent of Blue Rhythm, and a fine iris in its own right. $ .60. [Tell's Iris Gardens 1951]
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