1934, Grinter
'Blue Triumph' (J. H. Grinter, R. 1934) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1L. 'Sensation' x 'Blue Ribbon'. Nursery listings: Quality Gardens 1934; Storer 1934; Wassenberg 1938; Wayman 1943. Honorable Mention 1933; Award of Merit 1936.
Citations: Bull. A.I.S. 60:66 (Feb. 1936); Bull. A.I.S. 63:62 (Oct. 1936); Flower Grower 23:6 308 (June 1936) with illustration.
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BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter 1934) M. 42". The finest pale blue we have ever seen. The flowers are large and flaring, of exceptionally heavy substance with a smooth velvety finish. The stalk is very tall and widely branched and carries from 12 to 15 flowers which bloom over a long period of time. This has been rated from 92 to 98. An iris of superlative beauty. $6.50. H.M. A. I.S., 1933. Quality Gardens catalog 1937. [Quality Gardens catalog 1937, Freeport, Illinois] |
BLUE TRIUMPH. Rightly named, a triumph indeed. Smooth texture, heavy substance, splendid stalk, well placed blooms, prolonging the iris season by its late blooming, a heavenly blue. What more do you want? [Mrs. Herman E. Lewis, "Varietal Notes 1938", Bulletin of the American Iris Society 72 (January 1939): 11. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 72 (January 1939): 11.] |
BLUE TRIUMPH - (Grinter) 42 in. A masterpiece large flowered pale blue that has received a great deal of praise in soft blue. 0.25c. [Wayman, 1943] the East and Middle West. The flowers are of the widely flaring type and are of heavy substance with a smooth velvety finish. Blue Triumph grows to a height of about 3½ feet, and produces many flowers which bloom over a long period of time. 50c; 3 for $1.00. Milliken Iris Gardens catalog 1940. |
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter) . Tall, medium light blue, perfect shaped flower of smooth texture, stalk widely branched but too tall for size of flower. [Belsley, Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939): 16. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939): 16.] |
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter) A large flowered pale blue that has received a great deal of praise in the East and Middle West. The flowers are of the widely flaring type and are of heavy substance with a smooth velvety finish. Blue Triumph grows to a height of about 3½ feet, and produces many flowers which bloom over a long period of time. 50c; 3 for $1.00. _[Milliken Iris Gardens catalog 1940, Pasadena, California] |
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