(TB) 'Lady Elsie'

1957, Lyon

'Lady Elsie' (David Lyon, R. 1956). Seedling# 53-41-23. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-RV3, Standards amethyst violet shaded lighter; alls. plum purple, shaded darker in center (royal purple); beard antique gold tipped amethyst violet at base. 'Kol Nidre' X seedling# 643-51-1: ('Char-Maize' x 'Elmohr'). Lyon 1957. High commendation 1956; Honorable Mention 1957; Judges' Choice 1957, (Name transferred from 1953 registration, not introduced.)

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From Lyon’s 1958 Irisland catalog: LADY ELSIE (Lyon '57) Sdlg. No. 53-41-23. Named after a most highly esteemed Iris judge, Elsie Heimer, and selected by her for naming. Large flower with very broad petals--beautifully branched. A bitone with standards of amethyst violet shaded lighter; the falls are plum-purple, shaded darker in the center with an antique gold tipped beard and amethyst violet base. 38". M. (Kol Nidre X 643-51-1: Char-Maize x Elmohr) HC '56, HM '57. $20.00

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