(BB) 'Celestial Ruffles'

1968, Tolman

'Celestial Ruffles' ( Bion Tolman, R. 1968). Seedling #63-69-1. BB, height 20" (51 cm), Midseason bloom. White self; ruffled and fluted. ( 'El Grande Azul' x 'Star Cross'd') X 'Celestial Snow'. Tell 1968. High Commendation 1967, Honorable Mention 1970.

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From AIS Bulletin #189 April 1968 Introducing CELESTIAL RUFFLES (Bion Tolman). M. 20". (EL GRANDE AZUL x STARCROSSED) X CELESTIAL SNOW. Beautifully proportioned, ruffled and fluted white carried on slender three-way branched stalks. Charm and personality. Certainly a grand addition to the border class. 63-69-1. HC '67. Net $25.00. Tell's Iris Garden.
CELESTIAL RUFFLES (Tolman '68). The only BB I list. It is a gorgeous white creation, but unfortunately, it is slow to increase. [Tell Muhlestein, “Twenty-five Irises That Have Performed Well for Me,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 199 (October 1970): 49.]

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