(TB) 'Serene Valley'

1952, Smith

'Serene Valley' (Kenneth D. Smith, R. 1951) TB, Seedling# 50-12. 41" (104 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Pallid blue-volet self. 'Keene Valley' x 'Jane Phillips'. Smith 1952. High Commendation 1951.

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From AIS Bulletin #125, April 1952. Introducing SERENE VALLEY (1952) Sdlg. 50-12 (Keene Valley x Jane Phillips). A large beautifully frilled and ruffled light blue self, lighter than Keene Valley in color. The falls are semi-flaring and the ruffled standards are semi-conical, thus enabling them to shed rain. The fragrant flowers, 7 inches in width and 6 inches in length, without venation, are on a nicely branched 41 inch stalk. Very vigorous. The reverse cross of Lady Ilse and much earlier to bloom. The trilogy of Keene Valley, Lady Ilse and Serene Valley, all different, I consider the finest blues I have originated. H.C. 1951. $25. NET. Ken Smith.
SERENE VALLEY ('52) Large ruffled light blue self, lighter than Keene Valley and a purer blue. Flowers 7 inches in width and 6 inches in length, without venation, are on a nicely branched 41 inch stalk. Early …. $20.00. [Kenneth D. Smith: “K. D. Smith Introductions,” Advertisement. The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 129 (April 1953): 29.

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