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■(TB) 'Olivella'

1982, Bledsoe

'Olivella' (William Bledsoe by J. Burch, R. 1981). Seedling# 77-13. TB, 32" (81 cm). Early bloom. Standards light violet (RHS 87D) with gold-suffused (162B) border; falls light violet (88D) with gold-suffused border, olive underneath, gold (23A) hafts and beard. 'Lillian Terrell' X 'Fantast'. Burch Iris 1982. Honorable Mention 1984.

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From AIS Bulletin #245 April 1982 Introducing OLIVELLA (Bledsoe) TB, 32", E, Sdlg. 77-13. Olive, violet and gold, tightly closed standards are really light violet (87D) with gold-suffused (162B) border, giving an olive effect. The flaring falls are light violet (88D) with gold-suffused border and olive underneath. Beards and hafts are bright gold (23A). The 32" stalk with three branches and terminal often holds three show blossoms at once. (Lillian Terrell X Fantast). HC 1981. $25.00. Burch Iris Gardens.
 
 

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