(TB) 'Asphodel'
1926, Morrison
'Asphodel' (
Benjamin Y. Morrison, R. 1924) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1L. Lavender self; 42".
'Caterina' x
'Louis Meyer'. Morrison 1926.
Nursery Listings: Glen Road (Sturtevant) 1926; Sheets 1928; Wassenberg 1928; Berry 1937.
Additional Nurseries: Fairmount (Nesmith)
1931.
See below:
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References:
| From Glen Road Iris Gardens catalog 1926: ASPHODEL (Mor. 1920[6?], Sturt. 1926) A self of a very clear tone of light lavender-violet; flowers large, of fine form and satiny texture. S. domed, F. droop and flare. 42 in. |
| American Iris Society. (n.d.). Alphabetical iris check list 1949: compiled from the records of the Registrar, Charles E.F. Gersdorff and Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Walter Colquitt, (p. 40). The American Iris Society. |
| Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 107). The American Iris Society. |
| Bull. A.I.S. 14:45 Jan. 1925. |
| Bull. A.I.S. 33:31 Oct. 1929. (Illustration) |
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