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1938, Cousins
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*'Great Lakes'* ([[Main.Bio.HybridizerCousinsLW][L. W. Cousins]], R. 1938). TB-Midseason bloom. Color Class !B1L. ([[TbAthruE.TbDominion]['Dominion']] x unknown) x [[TbAthruE.TbConquistador]['Conquistador']] x unknown). Cooley 1938.   Honorable Mention 1939; Award of Merit 1940; [[Main.InfoMedalAmericanDykes][American Dykes Medal 1942]].

A notation indicates it has a fragrance similar to magnolias.

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| From Cooley's Gardens catalog for 1938: In our ten years experience of introducing iris novelties, we have never placed an iris in commerce without having seen it. We are making the first exception in this case, for reports from Canada indicate that here, at last, is the perfect blue. "It has all the attributes of a good iris . . . tall (42 inches) and well branched. Color is a light blue, about the same depth of tone as Shining Waters but nearer true blue. Standards are closed, no veining at the haft, and the shape of the flower is excellent. We have been hybridizing iris ever since Vilmorin introduced Ambassadeur and Ballerine, and of many thousands raised this is the first one considered for introduction." So says Lyman Cousins, London, Ontario, the hybridizer. Each $10.00." |
| From a Wayside Gardens catalog from 1949 : "Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1942, this is about the finest light pure blue. Of splendid mein with a pronounced flare, stiff, crispy petal texture, it is strikingly fine. Fine stems of good height, well branched, Rugged and hardy, we highly recommend it." |
| 1951 Iris Catalog from Tell's Iris Gardens: " 'Great Lakes' (Cousins '38) M. (Dominion seedling X Conquistador seedling) Quality blue that has been widely used as a parent and with great success." |
| "Great Lakes is not an American iris it might be mentioned here. Its branching is remarkable, especially in these days when everything seems to be sacrificed to colour and when one is frequently called upon to admire flowers of a new colour placed singly at alternate intervals on a somewhat bare stem. But as seen in England Great Lakes is not as pure a "blue" as some of the older varieties and the texture is not as smooth and satiny as one would like, or as one expected from the "write-ups." This is not merely a personal opinion; I heard it expressed by several well known Iris growers this summer when the iris seemed to be really well established and showing its quality better than it has done in previous years." Gwendolyn Anley, (England), “American Irises in English Gardens,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 8. |
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I	Attachment	Action	Size	Date	Who	Comment
JPG	GreatLakes01.JPG	manage	48 K	24 Nov 2014 - 19:19	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
JPG	GreatLakes02.JPG	manage	68 K	26 Mar 2014 - 02:44	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Blue J Iris
JPG	GreatLakes03.JPG	manage	66 K	26 Mar 2014 - 02:45	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Blue J Iris
jpg	GreatLakes1.jpg	manage	980 K	17 Oct 2018 - 14:26	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Lori Rhodes-Crafton Hills Iris Farm.
JPG	GreatLakes38Cousins.JPG	manage	69 K	14 May 2010 - 20:57	KentPfeiffer	Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
JPG	GreatLakes4kp2.JPG	manage	69 K	04 Jan 2013 - 21:07	KentPfeiffer	Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012
JPG	GreatLakes5.JPG	manage	229 K	28 Jun 2023 - 19:55	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Verna Laurin-Willowdale-ON-Canada-taken June 1958
JPG	GreatLakesCoussins38akp.JPG	manage	45 K	12 Jan 2011 - 20:10	KentPfeiffer	Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on May 17, 2010
jpg	GreatLakesRT.jpg	manage	30 K	22 Jan 2012 - 17:50	Main.Betsy881	Photo by Rick Tasco
JPG	GreatLakesSI.JPG	manage	218 K	14 Apr 2019 - 20:34	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Sandy Ives.
jpg	GreatLakes_Wills garden.jpg	manage	417 K	31 Jan 2020 - 18:20	Main.davepote	from AIS Bulletin #105 (April 1947): 31.
JPG	Great_Lakes.JPG	manage	69 K	15 Feb 2011 - 13:41	IrisP
jpg	Great_Lakes.jpg	manage	18 K	06 Dec 2010 - 18:28	UnknownUser	Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
jpg	IMG_7676.jpg	manage	282 K	21 Dec 2018 - 14:58	Main.davepote	Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016
jpg	TB-Great-Lakes.jpg	manage	41 K	21 Oct 2010 - 16:30	EleanorHutchison	Don McQueen photo, London, Ont, Canada Z5
jpg	great-lakes3.jpg	manage	67 K	17 Oct 2015 - 22:50	Main.mikeu	Photo by Mike Unser
jpg	greatlakes01.jpg	manage	44 K	21 Aug 2014 - 18:46	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Iris City Gardens
jpg	greatlakes02.jpg	manage	24 K	12 Sep 2014 - 22:15	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom
JPG	greatlakes03.JPG	manage	73 K	25 Oct 2014 - 13:09	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
jpg	greatlakes04.jpg	manage	78 K	06 Jun 2014 - 16:55	Main.TLaurin	Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
jpg	greatlakes05.jpg	manage	43 K	04 Jun 2015 - 03:14	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Andi Rivarola
JPG	greatlakes06.JPG	manage	68 K	02 Apr 2019 - 02:09	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
JPG	greatlakes07.JPG	manage	185 K	04 Apr 2019 - 20:27	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
JPG	greatlakes08.JPG	manage	211 K	19 Mar 2020 - 17:47	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Rene Martin-France
JPG	greatlakes09.JPG	manage	232 K	19 Mar 2020 - 17:45	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Rene Martin-France
JPG	greatlakes1.JPG	manage	290 K	28 Aug 2017 - 20:33	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
JPG	greatlakes2.JPG	manage	283 K	28 Aug 2017 - 20:35	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
JPG	greatlakes3.JPG	manage	302 K	28 Aug 2017 - 20:37	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
JPG	greatlakes4.JPG	manage	294 K	21 Feb 2019 - 02:29	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada
JPG	greatlakes5.JPG	manage	140 K	20 Mar 2019 - 02:29	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
JPG	greatlakes6.JPG	manage	144 K	21 Mar 2019 - 02:15	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
JPG	greatlakes7.JPG	manage	214 K	24 Mar 2019 - 20:40	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5
JPG	greatlakes8.JPG	manage	48 K	13 Jan 2014 - 03:12	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Winterberry Gardens
JPG	greatlakes9.JPG	manage	122 K	24 Mar 2019 - 23:39	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5

Topic revision: r51 - 01 Jul 2023, Harloiris

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