■(TB) 'French Melody'

1994, Nichols

'French Melody' (Hooker Nichols, R. 1990). Seedling# 8835Q. TB, 33" (84 cm). Midseason late bloom. Standards peach; falls peach ground, banded and dotted violet, darker hafts; beards coral; ruffled; pronounced fragrance. 'Sorceress' X 'Capricious'. Hillcrest 1994.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: NE. USDA Zones 4

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From AIS Bulletin #294 July 1994 Introducing FRENCH MELODY-TB 32" M-L. Ruffled peach and raspberry plicata with lovely form. Tangerine beards. Well-branched with 7 buds. $35.00. Hillcrest Iris Garden.

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