■ (TB) 'Emma Cook'
1959, Cook
'Emma Cook' (
Paul Cook, R. 1957) Sdlg. 11155. TB, 34" (86 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards white; falls white with 1/2" border royal purple; beard, white on outer end, yellow under stylearm. Sdlg. 12552: (((blue sdlg. x
'Progenitor' x
'Shining Waters')) x
'Distance' x
'Progenitor' x
'Shining Waters'))) x sdlg. 14152: (
'Dreamcastle' x (blue sdlg. x (
'Distance' x (
'Progenitor' x
'Shining Waters')))). Cook 1959. High Commendation 1958; Judges' Choice 1959; Honorable Mention 1959; Award of Merit 1961.
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Paul Cook's iris, MELODRAMA, WHOLE CLOTH, ALLEGIANCE, and EMMA COOK, have been received in this area with an enthusiasm unequaled since the advent of the "pinks." Comparison with yesterday's iris is not quite possible: they are progenitors of new color lines. Top performers all, with vigorous habit and easy adaptation to climatic change, they contribute to the affirmative side of the issue, "new versus old." EMMA COOK flowered freely on a plant received late in the season. My tardy order almost cost me the privilege of growing this, and the rhizome was sent with an apology for its size. Nonetheless, in addition to the strong bloomstalk, five increase were produced! Luminous white, with a brushed on border of violet blue not unlike a tinted summer cloud; gracefully formed in serene beauty, and remarkably weather resistant, she was the object of unreserved homage. [Mrs. J. R. Hamblen, "Drama of Progress", A.I.S. Bulletin 161(April 1961): 11.] |
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From the Tell 1965 catalog: Medium sized flower with charm and personality in a new color combination which gives the impression of a blue and white plicata but is not of plicata blood. This might open new vistas of breeding with our conventional plicatas. |
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RolandDejoux - 2010-03-25
- Sorry for my comment about Anna Cook didn't even realize I had Emma Cook but taged the wrong one. Sorry again.
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LindaOwenSimmons - 2016-11-16