◼(TB) 'Évolution'

1929, Cayeux

'Évolution' (Ferdinand Cayeux 1929). TB, 42", Early bloom. Color Class-S4L. Standards warm coppery bronze; falls spreading, same color, well marked with large central zone of rosy blue or pigeon's throat. 'Ochracea Cærulea' X 'Marsh Marigold'. Cayeux et Le Clerc 1929. C.M. and Special Prize S.N.H.F. 1928.

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References

Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1928, 5e série, Tome I, p. 266. Revue Horticole, 1937, Nouvelle série, Tome XXV, p. 527.
Cayeux et Le Clerc catalog 1930, p. 6.
From Elizabeth Hardee Iris Garden catalog 1932: EVOLUTION (Cayeux 1929)—42" M. An absolutely new and distinct variety. A pale coppery bronze self. Lovely, frilled coppery bronze standards, flaring falls of a slightly deeper shade of bronze, marked in the center with a rose flushed brilliant blue. 10.00.
From Quality Gardens catalog 1931: EVOLUTION (Cayeux 1929) 42" M. An absolutely new and distinct variety. A pale coppery bronze self. Lovely, frilled coppery bronze standards, flaring falls of a slightly deeper shade of bronze, marked in the center with a rose flushed brilliant blue blaze. The color scheme is indescribably lovely and the plant is a strong grower, with luxuriant foliage, marked a purple brown at the base. $25.00.

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Culture

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