■(SPU) 'Monspur'
1890, Foster
'Monspur' (
Sir Michael Foster, 1890) SPU, Color Class-B3M, Medium blue self. A cross of
Iris monnieri X
Iris spuria.
Note: the convention that Foster used to create this cultivar name is no longer allowed by the International code but this name is conserved.
References:
Gardeners' Chronicles 68: 631. 29 November 1890;
The Garden 38: 463. 15 November 1890 illustrated in black and white. Van Tubergen catalog 1900; 1938; Grullemans 1907; Macoun; Van Waveren & Sons, Inc. 1911; Farr 1912.
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