■(TB) 'Fleet Admiral'

1964, Tompkins

'Fleet Admiral' (Chet Tompkins, R. 1964) TB, 42" (107 cm), Midseason to late midseason bloom. Violet-blue self, brilliant blue-violet beard. 'Mountain Music' X 'Flag Ship'. Fleur de Lis 1964. High Commendation 1963; Honorable Mention 1965.

See below:

fleetadmiral01.jpg
----

References:

From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog, 1964: FLEET ADMIRAL (Tompkins 1964) M. VL. 42 in. (Mountain Music x Flag Ship). This one has really pleased us. Not only has it seemed to be tops in its class to us, it has impressed visitors just as much as it has us. It has extra large size, very broad and heavily substanced petals and perfection of form with wide, ruffled, perfectly domed standards and very broad, heavily ruffled, semi-flaring falls. A beautifully clean self of glossy violet blue, the heavily substanced flowers have a sleek, luxuriantly rich finish which is further accented by a very wide, thick beard of brilliant royal violet. The flowers are perfectly placed on beautiful stalks, strong, tall and even more accurately branched than those of its parent, Mountain Music. A truly "Elegant" iris. No. 61-135. H.C. 1963. Net 25.00
FLEET ADMIRAL (Tompkins '64) A fine dark blue-violet flower, unusually large, beautifully formed, with lots of flare and nicely rumed. Stalks are tall and strong and the branching is good. One we are proud to grow. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 87.]
 


*Please do not enter images that are not your own without owners' permission, this is against Wiki policy*

"Although the Encyclopedia is free to all, it is supported by Emembership in AIS, If you would like to help sustain this reference, for $15 you can become an Emember, click here."

Interested in Tall Bearded Iris? Please visit the: Tall Bearded Iris Society website.

To Report errors do not use comment box but contact the Iris Encyclopedia Photo Manager or Iris Encyclopedia Manager Comment box is reserved for added information about the topic.

Your Observations Are Valued. Please make note of bud count, branching, purple based foliage and bloom time, etc. Because these are affected by climate, note date, year and geographic location and write these and other comments in the comment box below.


 

-- EleanorHutchison - 2010-11-25

I Attachment Action Size DateSorted ascending Who Comment
fleetadmiral01.jpgjpg fleetadmiral01.jpg manage 78 K 05 Jun 2014 - 22:40 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
This topic: TbFthruJ > Main > TallBearded > TbFleetAdmiral
Topic revision: 03 Apr 2022, TLaurin
This site is powered by FoswikiCopyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
Ideas, requests, problems regarding Iris Wiki? Send feedback