■(TB) 'Montage'

1972, Keppel

'Montage' (Keith Keppel, R. 1970). Seedling# 65-6F. TB, 34" (86 cm), Early to late bloom. Standards buff yellow (near M&P 10-F-1) blended light lavender (42-B-4) on midrib; falls white with wide almost solid plicata border of greyed lavender (44-E-5) with rosy plum haft; white beard tipped bronze-yellow. (('Gene Wild' x 'Majorette') x 'Rococo') X sibling to 'Mexicali'. Keppel 1972.

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From AIS Bulletin #205 April 1972 Introducing MONTAGE (Keppel) EML 34" ((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) X Mexicali sib. Smoky buff standards, faintly blended lavender. White falls with a wide solid plicata border of greyed lavender to plum. Swirled standards, strongly flaring falls, ruffled. Medium size, with branching and buds to spare. BUT--it under-increases and over-blooms. Sold out for '72, reservations being taken for '73. HC '70. It was $25.00. Keith Keppel.

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