1961, Hope
'Hope's Diamond' (Ione Hope, R. 1961). TB, 36" (91 cm), Early, midseason, late bloom. Color Class-B1M, Medium blue self. (('Ormaco' x 'Great Lakes') x ('Jane Phillips' x 'Billowy Sea')) X Plough sdlg.: seedling: (( 'Chivalry' x 'Blue Rhythm') x 'Sky Chief'). Eden Road 1961.
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From Knopf Iris Garden, 1965: HOPE'S DIAMOND. 36" EML. Hope '63. Very large, smooth medium blue self, substance heavy. Slight dash of onco blood, vigorous, rapid grower. 8.50 |
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