Hybridizer Clarence Phillips Connell

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Clarence Phillips Connell at one time served as Superintendent of Nashville, Tennessee, Parks; later as Superintendent of Vanderbilt University Hospital. He was also a Regional Vice President of the American Iris Society. Connell was an amateur gardener and Iris breeder, and received the American Dykes Medal for 'Dauntless, in 1929.

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Mrs. Thomas Nesmith, Fairmount Gardens Catalog, Lowell, Massachusetts, Summer 1942-Spring 1943.

Mr. Clarence C. Connell of Nashville, Tenn. has given us many fine iris, the most famous being 'Dauntless, probably better known throughout the world than any other iris of American origination. This year I am delighted to introduce two of his new iris that are most distinctve and of great merit. They are: 'Comrade', a bright dusty pink with a strong suffusion of gold throughout, this iris was named as a dedication to the memory of Chancellor Kirkland and Mr. Washington, and it is a splendid tribute to these two great men; 'Picotee' is not a large flower but it is the clearest blue and white plicata and has great garden value. These two iris live up to the high standard set by Mr. Connell in his introductions.

See below:

• Gardens
• Registrations and Introductions
• Awards
• Iris Publications
• Biographical Notes
• Hybridizing Notes

Gardens

Registrations and Introductions

Tall Bearded: 'Aglaia', 'Alcina', 'Amrita', 'Aubade', 'Birmingham', 'Blithesome', 'Bonsor', 'Comrade', 'Dauntless', 'Fairy Gold', 'Glen Ellen', 'Hypnos', 'Krishna', 'Nepenthe', 'Parthenon', 'Petit Point', 'Picotee', 'Plum Tart', 'Radha', 'Red Bonsor', 'Rose Dominion', 'Selene', 'Surya', 'Varuna'.

Awards

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Clarence Phillips Connell's AIS Medal Awarded Iris

Below you will find a picture gallery with a link to Clarence Phillips Connell's iris that won the American Dykes Medal.

1929:

'Dauntless, Tall Bearded, TB American Dykes Medal 1929 RHS Award of Merit 1938

Printable inclusive list of Clarence Phillips Connell's Iris Awards with links to each iris to be added.

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Iris Publications

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Biographical Notes

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Hybridizing Notes

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-- BobPries - 2012-05-18