(TB) 'Fleet Admiral'
1964, Tompkins
'Fleet Admiral' (
Chet Tompkins, R. 1964) TB, 42" (107 cm), Midseason to midseason late bloom. Violet-blue self, brilliant blue-violet beard.
'Mountain Music' X
'Flag Ship'. Fleur de Lis 1964. High Commendation 1963; Honorable Mention 1965.
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.]
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EleanorHutchison - 2010-11-25