■(SIB) 'Perry's Blue'

1912, Perry

'Perry's Blue' ( Amos Perry, 1912) SIB. Color Class-B1M.

See below:

• References
• Progeny

Progeny (35 progeny)

'Aibonita' 'Aethra' 'Alemene' 'Andereya' 'Aorangi' 'Awosting' 'Azure Darkness' 'Bareena' 'Bendis' 'Blue Cup' 'Damaris' 'Dark Dawn' 'Early Bird' 'Gahsno' 'Ilia' 'Imberbe' 'Kalola' 'Karomensis' 'Kembyo' 'Khansa' 'Kingfisher' 'Lalasa' 'Lalua' 'Mountain Lake' 'Mystic Moon' 'Night Sprite' 'Niova; 'Silvery Sky' 'Sky Blue Water' 'Tai-O-Wa' 'Tascala' 'Thuner Sea' 'Tlaya' 'Tuccia' 'White Spray'

References:

From Longfield Iris Farm catalog, 1934: Perry's Blue (Perry, 1912). A.M., R.H.S. A tall and particularly beautiful variety considered one of the finest sibericas. Large well-formed flowers on very tall stems. The color is a wonderful clear shade of sky blue, with white markings on the F., which are broad and stand at right angles to the S. Described as "Old China" blue. Forty-two inches. $0.25.
From Carl Salbach CATALOG 1938: PERRY'S BLUE. Beautiful flowers of light lavender blue with white markings on the falls, which are almost horizontal. Ideal for clump planting on edge of a pool. A. M., R. H. S. 35c; 3 for 75c.
Elliott Nursery Company features 'Perry's Blue' with black and white photo in 1927;
Image from Bobbink & Atkins catalog 1929

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