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■(TB) 'Marquita'

1931, Cayeux

'Marquita' (Ferdinand Cayeux, 1931). TB, 38" (96 cm), Midseason bloom, Color Class Y9L. Standards cream white deepening to light yellow at base; Falls cream white lined watermelon rose; cream beard, yellow in throat. 'Symphonie' x 'Hélios'. Award of Merit 1936.

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References

Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1931, 5e série, Tome IV, p. 266.
From Carl Salbach catlaog 1936: Marquita. Perhaps the largest of all variegatas, but so distinctly different in coloring from the average variegatathat it hardly seems to belong under the same classification. Simply huge blooms, standards of clear creamy yellow, frostily lustrous, and with falls of cream, but so heavily lined rose pink that it seems more like a suffusion than a lining at the end of the petals. Overlooked in the awarding of the French Dykes Medal because it was so late of bloom that most of the judges missed it. One of the finest French iris ever produced--a remarkable variety which should eventually find its way into the gardens of all iris lovers. 42-inch. $3.50.
Dreer's 1949 catalog notes; "Marquita. 3 ft. Luminous cream standards; melon-rose falls. 60c each; 3 for $1.50; $4.75 per doz."
Marquita: (Cayeux). While the flowers are quite bunched on a tall stalk the color is so much different from others that it is quite outstanding. Standards hold together somewhat too tight. Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 18.
Any Cayeux creation is dependably distinctive and Marquita is no exception. This amoena type iris has crisply rounded standards of lustrous creamy ivory with falls of the same ground color veined and striped with rose pink. [Lila McCombs, “A Critical Evaluation of Older Irises”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 110 (July 1948): 58.]
The 1939 checklist gave a color code of Y5L. The 1949 Checklist corrected to Y9L.
From Edenwald Gardens catalog, 1957: MARQUITA (Cayeux '31) L. 34". Thick, satiny, cream-white standards. Falls same, heavily veined watermelon-rose. $0.60

Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions.
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils.

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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
DSCF4284.JPGJPG DSCF4284.JPG manage 209 K 20 Jun 2022 - 03:35 FrançoiseJametton in my garden - France
IMG_7996.jpgjpg IMG_7996.jpg manage 411 K 23 Dec 2018 - 14:49 Main.davepote Photo by David Potembski, Rebert Garden 2016.
marquita-jb.jpgjpg marquita-jb.jpg manage 36 K 21 Feb 2013 - 14:40 Main.Harloiris photo by Mike Unser
marquita01.JPGJPG marquita01.JPG manage 596 K 09 Jul 2018 - 21:08 Main.TLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
marquita2-07.jpgjpg marquita2-07.jpg manage 54 K 05 Apr 2015 - 16:02 Main.mikeu Photo by Mike Unser
marquita4-07.jpgjpg marquita4-07.jpg manage 52 K 05 Apr 2015 - 16:02 Main.mikeu Photo by Mike Unser
marquita5.JPGJPG marquita5.JPG manage 207 K 17 Jul 2023 - 20:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
Topic revision: r31 - 17 Jul 2023, TLaurin
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