1951, Hall
'Ballerina' (David Hall, R. 1950). Seedling# 47-19. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-ROP1, Flamingo-pink self. 'Chérie' X 'Fantasy'. Cooley 1951.
Note: Tb Ballerina registered by D. Hall 1947 (Tb Cherie x Tb Floradora) was not introduced. Superseded and released.
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From Walter Marx Gardens catalog 1957: BALLERINA (Hall 1951) Each 2.00. Large, new flamingo pink of beautifully wide, fully fashioned form and delicate ruffling. It is a shade lighter than CHERIE, setting off the deep orange beard with great elegance. Heavy substance and sturdy, well-branched 3 foot stems. AM 1953. |
"Ballerina, as I saw it on a single one-year plant, showed no superiority over Cherie, and was certainly less impressive than the big ruffled pink I saw in the Hall garden in 1947 under number 46-14, which was later registered as Ballerina. On looking up the catalog description of Ballerina I find it listed as seedling number 48-15, so there must have been a shift." John Dolman, Jr. (Pennsylvania), “From Aldan to Walden and Points North, Varieties Noted in 1951,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 123, (October 1951): 15. |
-- BetsyHiggins - 2010-09-21
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | Ballerina01.JPG | manage | 36 K | 10 Dec 2014 - 04:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | BallerinaBHI.JPG | manage | 166 K | 17 Nov 2011 - 14:44 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | ballerina1.JPG | manage | 143 K | 28 Aug 2019 - 02:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by A.H. Fischer |