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■(TB) 'Melon Rita'

1999, Dunn

'Melon Rita' (Mary Dunn by Robert Dunn, R. 1998). Seedling# ! M2001-11. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Heavily ruffled orange buff with pink cast; style arms orange buff; beards burnt orange. 'Pulsar' X seedling# 867YF, 'Gardenlite' sibling. MAD Iris 1999.

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MelonRita02.jpgMelonRita03.jpgMelonRita08.JPGMelonRita21.JPGMelonRitaBH.JPGMelonRitakp1.JPGMelonRitaSI.JPG

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From AIS Bulletin #313 April 1999 Introducing MELON RITA (M. Dunn) Sdlg. M2001-11 TB 36" EM. S. Orange buff, pink cast; style arms orange buff; F. orange buff, pink cast; beards burnt orange; heavily ruffled. (Pulsar X 867yf, Garden lite sib). $35.00. M.A.D. Iris Garden.
 

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-- KentPfeiffer - 2010-02-26
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
MelonRita02.jpgjpg MelonRita02.jpg manage 52 K 31 Mar 2014 - 03:37 Main.TLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
MelonRita03.jpgjpg MelonRita03.jpg manage 35 K 31 Mar 2014 - 03:39 Main.TLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
MelonRita08.JPGJPG MelonRita08.JPG manage 54 K 05 Mar 2010 - 15:43 KentPfeiffer photo by Kent Pfeiffer
MelonRita21.JPGJPG MelonRita21.JPG manage 52 K 27 Feb 2010 - 22:27 KentPfeiffer Photo by Kent Pfeiffer
MelonRitaBH.JPGJPG MelonRitaBH.JPG manage 50 K 18 Jan 2019 - 18:01 Main.Betsy881 Detail of Pfeiffer photo
MelonRitaSI.JPGJPG MelonRitaSI.JPG manage 260 K 18 Apr 2019 - 21:48 Main.TLaurin Photo by Sandy Ives.
MelonRitakp1.JPGJPG MelonRitakp1.JPG manage 67 K 04 Jan 2013 - 22:29 KentPfeiffer Taken in my garden in zone 5b on May 15, 2011
Topic revision: r16 - 18 Apr 2019, TLaurin
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