■(TB) 'Blue Valley'

1945/1947, Smith

'Blue Valley' (Kenneth D. Smith, R. 1945). TB, Midseason/Late bloom. Color class-B1L. 'LakeGeorge' x 'Great Lakes'. Award of Merit 1949.

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Awaiting original catalog description
From Easy Breeze Gardens catalog, 1953: BLUE VALLEY (K. Smith '47) 40". AM '49. Very, very blue. One of the handsomest of the medium blues with flaring ruffled form and large size. $2.00.
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: BLUE VALLEY M to L-38" A regular Summer Bloomer to the extent that we have had a dozen or 2 stalks in bloom in late June or July every year for past 8 years. Not a heavy Re-Bloomer as only a few stalks re-bloom. Beautifully ruffled, large. Regularly $1.25; on $10 order 9Sc; on $25 order 8Oc.

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