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(TB) 'Top Helen'

1961, Tharp

'Top Helen' (Mary Tharp, R. 1957). Seedling# 1-55. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Silvery blue self; styles and beard the same. 'Helen McGregor' x Suiter seedling: ('Blue Champagne' x 'Sylvia Murray'). Tell 1961. High Commendation 1959; Honorable Mention 1962.

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Mary Tharp's TOP HELEN (what a name!) introduced by Tell's Gardens last year, is an iris to stir the imagination. Majestic blooms of pale violet-blue, standards rounded like the handles of an alabaster vase, falls with lilting horizontal lines, carried on the strongest, best branched stalks seen in many a day, leave an impression of striking elegance. Melba Hamblen, "Honors, Review and Preview", A.I.S. Bulletin 164 (Jan. 1962): 14.


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Top Helen.1961.Tharp.jpgjpg Top Helen.1961.Tharp.jpg manage 332 K 08 May 2020 - 17:17 Main.davepote Image scanned by David Potembski from Tell's catalog, 1961.
Topic revision: r7 - 17 Jan 2022, davepote
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