■(TB) 'Aspenglow'

1956, Loomis

'Aspenglow' (E. Long for Dr. P. A. Loomis, R. 1956). TB, 36" (91 cm), Late bloom. Color Class-OY1, Saffron-yellow self (Wilson 7); Stock assigned to introducer by originator, Dr. P. A Loomis, Colorado Springs, CO. DeForest seedling 45-46 X Loomis yellow seedling. Long 1956. Franklin Cook Cup 1963.

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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: ASPENGLOW (Loomis '56) L-36". A wonderfully rich, full, and beautifully formed deep yellow, with just a touch of ruffling. Reported as the deepest gold seen, and non-fading in the sun. Large blooms on strong well- branched stalks insure a long season of bloom. HM'58. Regularly $1.50; on $10 order $1.20; on $25 order 95c.
"Aspenglow, another from Dr. Loomis at long last. A combination of DeForest and Loomis lines. Very deep yellow, very late, an excellent grower and for the above reasons a most desirable iris". Lys Housley (Mrs. Howard), "Regional Reports, Hybridizing in Region 20", Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 143 (October 1956): 134.
Aspenglow (Loomis), the deepest gold I have seen. Did not fade in the sun. Large blooms on well branched stalks. [John E. Pierce, "After the Ball Is Over", Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 146 (July 1957): 40].
'Aspenglow' Historic Iris Preservation Society link.
From the July 1963 AIS Bulletin, page 50: COOK MEMORIAL CUP AWARDED TO DR. LOOMIS At the Denver convention, the Franklin Cook Memorial Cup was awarded to the veteran iris breeder, Dr. Philip A. Loomis, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for his deep yellow iris, ASPENGLOW. This iris was named on the ballots of 142 of the 273 members who voted for the awarding of the cup. Originally known as the President's Cup when it was established by Dr. Franklin Cook during his service as AIS president (1947-48), it was renamed the Franklin Cook Memorial Award in 1952. Dr. Loomis, now 88, has been breeding irises since 1912 and has originated some outstanding varieties. His interest in breeding for pink yielded the pink blend, MOROCCO ROSE, introduced in 1937, which David Hall is credited (in Half Century of Iris, page 188) with saying it was on both sides of the family tree that produced the first true pinks with tangerine beards in 1942. Dr. Loomis's ELMOHR was the Dykes Medalist in 1945. Included among the first eight in this year's voting for the Cook Memorial Award, in which by custom irises originated in the Region in which the convention is held are favored, are the following: WAYWARD VVIND (0. T. Baker, Denver), 38 votes; COOING DOVE (0. T. Baker), 21 votes; ORANCE PARADE (Mrs. J. R. Hamblen, Roy, Utah), 14 votes; WINTER OLYMPICS (Mrs. Tom Brown, Walla Walla, Washington), 13 votes; WILD GINGER (J. M. Gibson, Porterville, Califomia), 10 votes; LIGHT OF LOVE (0. T. Baker) and LYNN REID (Dr. John R. Durrance, Denver), each 8 votes.

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