(SPEC) 'Crested Fairy'
1944, Henry
'Crested Fairy' (
Mary Henry, R. 1944) SPEC. Evansia. Color Class-W3D. Collected wild, Smoky Mountains, North Carolina. Form of
I. cristata .
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References
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From Fairmount Gardens catalog,1945: CRESTED FAIRY (Henry 1945) M. This very attractiveiris is a typical cristata except in color. When the flowers first open the standards are palest lavender, soon paling outto white. The falls are rather of a deep blue. It is a lovelylittle bicolor that has been much admired. Increases rapidly.3 in. $2.50 |
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