■(AB) 'Moonchild'
1955, Craig
'Moonchild' (Tom Craig, R. 1955) IB (hybrid), 22" (56 cm). Early bloom. Standards lavender to amethyst gray; falls same with mulberry-purple blended signal. 'Moon Goddess' x 'Ib-Mac'. Craig 1955. Honorable Mention 1959, Sass Award 1961, Sass Medal 1968.
NOTE: Also listed in IB web. 'Moonchild'. Registered IB hybrid, but considered an arilbred (AB(OB-)/ABM) by Aril Society International.
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Moonchild_-_Bates.jpg | manage | 35 K | 10 Jan 2013 - 21:24 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Dolores Bates |
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Moonchild_-_Groshong.jpg | manage | 42 K | 10 Jan 2013 - 21:24 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Nancy Groshong |
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Moonchild_2IC.jpg | manage | 40 K | 05 Mar 2013 - 19:11 | BetsyHiggins | Photo in Ivan Craig Garden |
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Moonchild_____Eaves.jpg | manage | 19 K | 10 Jan 2013 - 21:20 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Donald Eaves |
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moonchild5.JPG | manage | 181 K | 11 Apr 2024 - 17:45 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden |
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moonchild50.JPG | manage | 187 K | 11 Apr 2024 - 17:46 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden |
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