(TB) 'Mayflower'
1958, Knowlton
'Mayflower' (
Harold Knowlton, R. 1957). Seedling# 51-H-21A. TB, 34" (86 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1M, Medium-blue self, light area on haft.
'Chivalry' X
'Jane Phillips'. Fairmount 1958.
MAYFLOWER 51-H. 21A (Knowlton 1958) M. L. Mr.Knowlton has achieved an advancement toward the true blueness of an iris in this blue that has size, vigor and perfection of form. A self with large flowers of clear medium blue having roundly domed standards and flaring rippled falls with a light area at the haft surrounding the pale primrose beard that is tipped white. The flowers are so firmly substanced that they have a frosty enameled finish. It was warmly praised by Iris Judges in 1957. Widely branched with vigorous growth. Chivalry x Jane Phillips. H. C., A. I. S. 1857. 38 in. $15.00. (Fairmount, 1958, p. 6).
'Mayflower' is a child of 'Chivalry', having as its other parent 'Jane Phillips'. Introduced by Harold Knowlton in 1958, 'Mayflower' is an advancement toward true blueness. Finished in frosty enamel, it has size, substance, and perfection of form. Petals are wide and moderately ruffled, standards closed, and falls flaring. It is widely branched, with many buds, and grows vigorously. (Hamblen, 1961).
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