1967, Peterson
'Gala Madrid' (Les Peterson, R. 1967). Seedling# LP 65-10. TB, 30" (76 cm). Late midseason bloom. Standards butterscotch gold; falls wine red with half inch brownish red border; small blue flash below deep yellow beard. 'Main Event' X 'Gypsy Lullaby'. Tell 1968. High Commendation 1967, Honorable Mention 1969, Judges Choice 1969, Award of Merit 1971.
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From AIS Bulletin #189, April 1968 Introducing GALA MADRID was first seen without (Les Peterson). M-L. 30". MAIN EVENT X GYPSY LULLABY. Looks like a label when it picture of MILESTONE was guested for the 1968 National. It impressed us as the best guest we previewed in 1967. Our strong belief in this iris has only Plough's catalogue. Standards butterscotch-gold, falls wine-red with half-inch brownish been reinforced since. Brilliant gold standards and blended violet and red falls. On paper the colors sound clashing, but they don't border; small blue flash below deep yellow beard.Described by Joe clash when you see it. The bloom is not as large as some. [Joe Ghio, “The Eye of the Beholder,” page 29, AIS Bulletin Oct. '67. HC '66 and '67. Makes small rhizomes. Fertile both ways. Net $35.00. Tell's Iris Garden. The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 199 (October 1970): 43.] |
GALA MADRID was first seen without a label when it was guested for the 1968 National. It impressed us as the best guest we previewed in 1967. Our strong belief in this iris has only been reinforced since. Brilliant gold standards and blended violet and red falls. On paper the colors sound clashing, but they don't clash when you see it. The bloom is not as large as some. [Joe Ghio, “The Eye of the Beholder,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 199 (October 1970): 43.] |
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jpg | 2017-05-25 365TB Gala Madrid (3).jpg | manage | 142 K | 24 Aug 2017 - 03:52 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | TB Gala Madrid has purple coloring on its spathes. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b on 5/25/2017. |
jpg | 20170601_152023TB Gala Madrid (2).jpg | manage | 419 K | 24 Aug 2017 - 03:55 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | TB Gala Madrid. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b on 6/01/2017. |
JPG | GalaMadrid-2015_-1.JPG | manage | 50 K | 04 Dec 2015 - 10:34 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | GalaMadrid-2015_-2.JPG | manage | 55 K | 04 Dec 2015 - 10:34 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | GalaMadrid01.JPG | manage | 57 K | 23 Nov 2014 - 03:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | GalaMadrid1TIF.jpg | manage | 2 K | 04 Dec 2011 - 23:58 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by The Iris Fan |
jpg | GalaMadrid4.jpg | manage | 55 K | 19 Jan 2017 - 15:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sunshine Iris Nursery-Australia |
jpg | GalaMadridEI.jpg | manage | 36 K | 13 Dec 2012 - 14:56 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | Gala_Madrid.JPG | manage | 73 K | 15 Feb 2011 - 05:58 | IrisP | |
jpg | IMG_2470-X2_gala_madrid.jpg | manage | 110 K | 17 Feb 2016 - 04:23 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | TB-Gala-Madrid.jpg | manage | 58 K | 22 Oct 2010 - 03:01 | EleanorHutchison | Don McQueen photo, London, Ont, Canada Z5 |
jpg | gala01.jpg | manage | 86 K | 10 Jun 2015 - 02:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | gala_madrid_64.jpg | manage | 73 K | 02 Dec 2010 - 00:48 | Main.Elladan | photo by Elladan |
jpg | gala_madrid_66.jpg | manage | 69 K | 02 Dec 2010 - 00:48 | Main.Elladan | photo by Elladan |
JPG | galamadrid01.JPG | manage | 68 K | 24 Aug 2015 - 02:33 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden |
JPG | galamadrid02.JPG | manage | 56 K | 12 May 2014 - 18:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | galamadrid03.JPG | manage | 56 K | 01 Dec 2014 - 18:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | galamadrid04.JPG | manage | 63 K | 01 Dec 2014 - 18:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | galamadrid1.jpg | manage | 105 K | 29 Mar 2016 - 02:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives |
jpg | galamadrid7.jpg | manage | 59 K | 09 Nov 2013 - 15:44 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |