■(TB) 'Rain Cloud'

1978, Meek

'Rain Cloud' (Duane Meek, R. 1977). Seedling# B19-1-3. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards solid deep blue-violet; falls white ground, heavily marked and dotted blue-violet, lightly ruffled; blue-tipped beard, yellow in throat. Seedling# 99-7-9: ('Circle D' x 'Stepping Out') X seedling# 88-2-9: ('High Life' x ('Gay Tracery' x 'Milestone')). D. & J. Gardens 1978.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: Netherlands. USDA Zones

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From AIS Bulletin #229, Spring 1978 Introducing RAIN CLOUD (Duane Meek '78) $25.00 Beautifully marked 'fancy' plicata. Solid blue-violet standards and white ground falls, heavily marked blue-violet. Blue-tipped beard. Exceptionally well branched. ML, 36". ((Circle D x Stepping Out) X (High Life x Montego Bay sib)). D&J Gardens.

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