1935, Cayeux
'Aubanel' (Ferdinand Cayeux, R. 1935) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class S7M. 'Erromango' X 'Alice Harding'. Certificate of Merit, Societe Nationale d'Horticulture de France 1935; Award of Merit 1938. Cayeux et LeClerc 1935.
See below:
Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1935, 6e série, Tome II, p. 236. |
S. ruffled, a beautiful shrimp pink, another of Cayeux masterpieces; F. same with a darker spot in center, the whole flower glistens and gleams as though the sun was in the heart. Branching fine, vigorous and with many blooms. [Lewis, Mrs. Herman E. Varietal Notes 1938, American Iris Society Bulletin 72(January 1939), 9.] |
Citations: Year Book, The Iris Society(Eng.) 49, 1935; A.I.S. Bulletin 71:37(Oct. 1938) |
A lovely light pink-lavender blend. In a clump, it loses color value due to its tendency to send its bloomstalks up on the outside of the clump and in a wide arc rather than straight up. [Douglas, Geddes (1942). More Variety Comments, 1942. American Iris Society Bulletin, 88(January 1943), 62.] |
The very fragrant Among the yellow-toned pinks, I put down ANGELUS (16), AUBANEL has (17), ruffled standards slightly open, and shrimp pink falls with SANDIA (18) that I would get again. AUBANEL is the pinkest of the three. In fact, only a blue blaze. few very new iris are more so. I know have liked it is popular but so much that I am still unimpressed. [McCombs, Lila(California), A Critical Evaluation of have never understood why it was not rated higher by other judges. [Wills, Jesse, (1943). Older Iris, Iris I Would Buy Again, American Iris Society Bulletin 110 Bulletin, 89 (July 1948), 54.] (April 1943), 14.] |
The very fragrant AUBANEL has ruffled standards slightly open, and shrimp pink falls with a blue blaze. I know it is popular but I am still unimpressed. [McCombs, Lila(California), A Critical Evaluation of Older Iris, American Iris Society Bulletin 110(July 1948), 54.] |
Please do not enter images that are not your own without owners' permission, this is against Wiki policy
"Although the Encyclopedia is free to all, it is supported by Emembership in AIS, If you would like to help sustain this reference, for $15 you can become an Emember, click here."
Interested in Tall Bearded Iris? Please visit the: Tall Bearded Iris Society website.
Interested in French irises ? Please visit: France Iris | Société Française des Iris et plantes Bulbeuses (french language).
-- BetsyHiggins - 2011-12-12
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JPG | Aubanel.JPG | manage | 81 K | 12 May 2012 - 15:19 | UnknownUser | Photo by Fritz Lehmann (Irisparadise.com) |
JPG | aubanel01.JPG | manage | 298 K | 23 Aug 2017 - 21:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
jpg | aubanel1-16.jpg | manage | 109 K | 11 Jun 2016 - 22:03 | Main.mikeu | Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser |
jpg | AubanelSG.jpg | manage | 65 K | 12 Dec 2011 - 18:02 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Seagate Iris, UK |