■(TB) 'Distant Hills'

1965, Marsh

'Distant Hills' (James Marsh, R. 1964). Seedling 62-30. TB, 33" (84 cm), Very early bloom. Color Class-B1M, Dark medium blue self, lighter at beard. ('Galilee' x 'Celestial Blue') X 'Allegiance'. Marsh 1965. Honorable Mention 1966.

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From AIS Bulletin #177, April 1965. Introducing DISTANT HILLS (Marsh '65) E. 33" Sdlg. 62-30. (Galilee X Celestial Blue X Allegiance). A very smooth, dark medium blue self with a blue beard. The big, wide flowers have excellent form and substance with near horizontal falls and arched and closed standards. An added feature is the prominent ruffling on the extremely wide haft, which has no markings. A good increaser with healthy blue-green foliage. Four branches nicely spaced with some sockets carrying three flowers insures a long season of bloom. In '64 it began blooming very early and at convention time, when most early bloom was finished, it was in full bloom on the largest of its increase, although the main rhizome stalks were bloomed out. DISTANT HILLS was a big hit with those conventioneers who took side trips to our garden. Fertile both ways. HC '64. $25.00. James Marsh.
DISTANT HILLS (Marsh '65). Emphasis is restored to color with petals being nearest to true blue of any of the deep blues. Each flower is huge, flared and extremely wide-hafted, with moderate ruffling and very distinctly smooth in appearance. Add a very large healthy plant and one can quickly appreciate how effective a landscape variety this is. This is the second "Top Ten-ner" that fails to bloom yearly and further maintains a lower bud count in Nebraska than many in this category. Roger R. Nelson, “Your More Music Survey,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 197 (April 1970): 8.]

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