From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1955: LUCIA (Lu-ci-a) E 20" (Korolkowi X Stolonifera)This handsome ruby-red flower with the elongated and pointed flowers takes its form from korolkowi. The beard is of a peculiar steel blue. $2.00 |
From Supplement To The Comprehensive Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Iris by Sharon McAllister, April 2000: LUCIA AR (C.G. Van Tubergen, BRS). Sdlg # NIA. RC. Height and bloom season NIA. Parentage Unknown, probably I korolkowii X I stolonifera. AIS Color Class: R9M (redbitone ). '76 CL: Ruby-red bloom, electric blue beard. Rainbow: "pomegranate or wine red.. deep violet blue, the bluest beard of any Iris. Graceful flowers with narrow, erect standards, narrow down-hanging falls .. . Pollen bright green." Vallette: "purplish ruby; long and pointed form, bright blue beard." Syn: Turkoman. Van Tubergen, 1916. Notes: Name approved; registered as an RC, and counted as a 32-chromosome triploid, but this pedigree would make it an RH in both systems. Ref: AIS '39, p. 335; ASI '76, p. 52; ASI '78 YB, p.64; Vallette, p. 170. |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | Lucia.jpg | manage | 14 K | 01 Feb 2010 - 20:22 | BetsyHiggins | |
jpg | Lucia_danielson.jpg | manage | 75 K | 13 Jun 2014 - 14:47 | BobPries | Danielson photo |
jpg | lucia01.jpg | manage | 74 K | 17 Dec 2015 - 14:00 | TerryLaurin | Photo scanned from the Leo T. Clark slide collection |
JPG | lucia9.JPG | manage | 150 K | 26 Apr 2023 - 02:41 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Verna Laurin-Willowdale-ON-Canada |