Difference: TbRumblingThunder (r8 vs. r7)
(TB) 'Rumbling Thunder'
1962, Tompkins
'Rumbling Thunder' ( Chet Tompkins, R. 1962) Sdlg. 58-30C. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early to late midseason bloom. Dark midnight violet self, bronzy beard. ( 'Blue Sapphire' x 'Down Beat') X 'Real Glory'. Fleur de Lis 1962. Honorable Mention 1963.
There RUMBLING THUNDER (Tompkins 1962). An exciting new iris of deep blue-violet color, that is perfectly formed with closed standards and broad, semiflaring falls. Substance and branching are excellent. This is a "must-have" for us. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Irises From North Carolina’s Coastal Plains to the Foot of Pikes Peak,” %NRIMAGES{}%The Bulletin of the American Iris Societyimages. , No. 167 (October 1962): 90.]
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