1971, Tams
'Dream Lover' (Esther Tams, R. 1970). Seedling T-9-68. TB, height 36-38" (91-97 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards blue-white; falls dark bluish purple; ruffled; blue beard. 'Miss Indiana' X ('Melodrama' x 'Rippling Waters'). Tell 1971. Honorable Mention 1972; Award of Merit 1974; American Dykes Medal 1977.
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From AIS Bulletin #201 April 1971 Introducing DREAM LOVER (Tams). M-L. 38". Miss Indiana X (Melodrama x Rippling Waters). The peer in this color class. I feel it has EVERYTHING. Heavy well-branched stalk with three buds per socket. The large flowers are ruffled and wide; the closed standards are clean blue-white; falls dark blue-purple; beard pale yellow tipped blue. No. T9-68. HC '69. One per customer. Very fertile both ways. Net $25.00. Tell's Gardens. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | DreamLover01.JPG | manage | 68 K | 11 Dec 2014 - 17:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | DreamLover03.jpg | manage | 113 K | 05 Jun 2014 - 02:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rosalie Figge |
jpg | DreamLover12BHI.jpg | manage | 72 K | 17 Apr 2012 - 19:04 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | DreamLoverBJ.jpg | manage | 64 K | 07 Feb 2012 - 18:07 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | DreamLoverEI.jpg | manage | 42 K | 11 Dec 2012 - 18:46 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | Dream_Lover.JPG | manage | 60 K | 01 Feb 2011 - 18:03 | IrisP | |
jpg | dream01.jpg | manage | 79 K | 02 May 2015 - 21:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | dream02.jpg | manage | 69 K | 08 Jun 2015 - 02:44 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | dream_lover_mike_lowe.jpg | manage | 33 K | 24 Aug 2010 - 19:04 | UnknownUser | Photo from Mike Lowe's original HIPS site |
jpg | dreamlover01.jpg | manage | 34 K | 28 Nov 2018 - 03:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | dreamlover02.jpg | manage | 30 K | 28 Nov 2018 - 03:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | dreamlover04.jpg | manage | 51 K | 21 Jul 2014 - 21:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | dreamlover1.jpg | manage | 117 K | 28 Mar 2016 - 18:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives |
jpg | dreamlover2.jpg | manage | 128 K | 21 Apr 2016 - 02:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives |
jpg | dreamlover6.jpg | manage | 67 K | 07 Nov 2013 - 22:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |