(TB) 'Ningal'

1932, Ayres

'Ningal' (Dr. Wylie M. Ayres, 1932) TB. Early midseason bloom. Color Class-B1L. ('Conquistador' x ('Kashmir White x 'Caterina')) x ( 'Tuscany Gold').

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From Kenwood Iris Gardens catalog 1933: NINGAL (Ayres-Emig. 1932)—46". Named after the Moon Goddess of the ancient Chaldeans. The domed standards are a pale bronzy yellow; the falls smooth and flaring of warm buff overlaid with iridescent pale coerulean blue. The blue shade is deepest at the center of the blade, and gradually fades to a pale buff margin. The flowers are well proportioned and quite large. We believe it to be an outstanding variety. $17.50.
From Maple Valley Iris Gardens catalog, 1937: NINGAL (Ayres 1932) M. 38 in. A very smooth and lustrous blend of warm straw yellow and buff, the falls overlaid with an iridenscence of pale cerulean blue. Excellent in substance. form and smooth, gleaming finish. 50c.
NINGAL: (Ayres). An iris not worthy of introduction. A big mistake. [Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 18.]

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