(TB) 'Monona'
1939, Whiting
'Monona' (
Mrs. C. Whiting, R. 1939) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-S1D.
'Creole Belle' x
'Matula'. Fragrant.
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From Maple Valley Gardens catalog, 1949: MONONA (W. 1942) No. 3991 (CREOLE BELLE X MATULA) Early midseason, 35 inches. One of the first to bloom. it extends well into midseason. A warm, bright blend of rosy plum and heliotrope. Very smooth and attractive in fonn and color. Strong plants show good increase, and free bloom. $1.00. |
Monona—a rose and blue-purple blend was attractive but some will object to the poor branching. (Personally, I have decided we stress branching too much. For garden gladdening it's hard to beat a clump with the flowers all blooming in a mass on top like Geddes Douglas' 'Carousel' and several of Mrs. Whiting's. She, also, likes the top massing of color. It all depends on where and how you use an iris.) [Reynolds, Mrs. Leo F., Tennessee (1949). Coming Events Cast Their Shadows, American Iris Society Bulletin 116(January 1950), 30. |
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