(TB) 'Mary Ellen'

1946, McKee

'Mary Ellen' ( William McKee, R. 1946) TB. Late bloom. Color Class-R9D. 'Mary Vernon' x 'Miobelle'. Mary Ellen was the daughter of Mr. McKee.

From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1948: MARY ELLEN (McKee 1947) L. The Ox-blood red flowers (Maerz and Paul) are very large and have great depth of color, yet there is a brilliance about them that is seldom found in a red iris. The closely domed standards are firmly held by the heavy Green gold midrib with just a bit of gold extending up from the base of the standards. The falls are wide, velvety, and flaring, flushed with a deeper tone in the center, and finished with a ruffled marginal edging o£ Rosy red that is exactly the same shade as the standards. Broad beard of rich yellow. Heavy substanced flowers evenly spaced on tall well branched stalks, it is a great addition to this color class. H. C. A. I. S. 1946. H. M., A. I. S. 1947. R. 90 1946. 40 in. $15.00

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