Difference: TbAmbassadeur (r30 vs. r29)

■ (TB) 'Ambassadeur'

1920, Vilmorin

'Ambassadeur' (Vilmorin, 1920). TB. Midseason to late bloom. Color class-S9D. Vilmorin 1920.

See below:

References:

Revue Horticole, 1918, p. 127.
From Memoir 100: Standards Hyssop violet dulled by the antimony yellow flush that pervades the entire center of the bloom; falls very velvety violet carmine, stalk stout, well and widely branched 40"
AMBASSADEUR: This variety, in my opinion, comes at the head of the list, having received a rating by the American Iris Society of 94 out of 96 points. It is exceedingly rich in coloring with smoky lavender standards and velvety purple maroon falls. [Robert Wayman, "Best Twenty-five Irises", The Flower Grower Oct 1925: 404. Print.]
SIS Bull 9: Color intensified by dark wire edge on all segements; beard conspicious, orange, brown speckled; haft white, ochore veined reverse green; falls drooping

Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1916, 4e série, Tome XVI, p. 78.
Revue Horticole, 1918, p. 127.
AMBASSADEUR: This variety, in my opinion, comes at the head of the list, having received a rating by the American Iris Society of 94 out of 96 points. It is exceedingly rich in coloring with smoky lavender standards and velvety purple maroon falls. [Robert Wayman, "Best Twenty-five Irises", The Flower Grower Oct 1925: 404. Print.]
From Memoir 100: Standards Hyssop violet dulled by the antimony yellow flush that pervades the entire center of the bloom; falls very velvety violet carmine, stalk stout, well and widely branched 40"
SIS Bull 9: Color intensified by dark wire edge on all segements; beard conspicious, orange, brown speckled; haft white, ochore veined reverse green; falls drooping

Synonyms:

Ambasciatore; Ambassador: Ambassadour; Ambassador.

Progeny:

Ambassadeur as pod parent: 'Aurex'; 'Bronze Glory'; 'C. H. Jenks'; 'Coriolan'; 'Crown Prince'; 'Eleanor Of Toledo';
Ambassadeur as pollen parent: 'Clark Moore'.

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Minute purple based foliage -- DavidPotembski - 08 May 2013

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jpg	Ambassadeur.jpg	manage	18 K	10 Nov 2010 - 18:49	UnknownUser	Curtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
jpg	AmbassadeurRevueHorticole1922.jpg	manage	183 K	24 Oct 2016 - 14:45	BobPries	Coutesy of Plant Illustrations/Revue Horticole
jpg	ambassadeur1-16.jpg	manage	141 K	11 Jun 2016 - 21:38	Main.mikeu	Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser
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