1920, Vilmorin
'Ballerine' (Vilmorin, R. 1920). Seedling year 1909. TB, 48", Midseason bloom. Color Class-B3M, Light. Standards pearl blue with violet tinge; Falls manganese violet, bronzed outer haft; white beard tipped orange.
See below:
Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1910, Nouvelle série, Tome X, p. 329; 1922, Tome XXIII, p. 215; note: listed as introduced in 1909. |
Revue Horticole, 1922, p. 237. |
From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: BALLERINE (Vilmorin 1920) 9.4. One of the very finest lavender bicolors. S. broad and waved at the margins, of light blue-violet; F. a deeper blue. Very sweet scented flower, of large size, on stems 48 inches tall. A really grand variety. $1.00 each. |
BALLERINE carries the same rating as AMBASSADEUR. It is a very large, fragrant, light violet-blue flower, growing 4 feet tall and blooms early. [Robert Wayman, "Best Twenty-five Irises", The Flower Grower Oct 1925: 404. Print.] |
Journal de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1910, Nouvelle série, Tome X, p. 329; 1922, Tome XXIII, p. 215; note: listed as introduced in 1909. |
Revue Horticole, 1922, p. 237. |
From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: BALLERINE (Vilmorin 1920) 9.4. One of the very finest lavender bicolors. S. broad and waved at the margins, of light blue-violet; F. a deeper blue. Very sweet scented flower, of large size, on stems 48 inches tall. A really grand variety. $1.00 each. |
BALLERINE carries the same rating as AMBASSADEUR. It is a very large, fragrant, light violet-blue flower, growing 4 feet tall and blooms early. [Robert Wayman, "Best Twenty-five Irises", The Flower Grower Oct 1925: 404. Print.] |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | ballerine01.JPG | manage | 636 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 02:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | ballerine02.JPG | manage | 686 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 02:55 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | ballerine03.JPG | manage | 682 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 02:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | BallerineRT.jpg | manage | 24 K | 22 Jan 2012 - 15:08 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Rick Tasco |
JPG | Iris_germanica_Ballerine01.JPG | manage | 41 K | 21 Aug 2017 - 20:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo taken in Paris-France-(Parc Floral de Vincennes) par E. Leau |
jpg | ambassadeur-ballerine-magnifica.jpg | manage | 160 K | 02 Sep 2017 - 12:53 | UnknownUser | Revue Horticole 1922 (France). |