1950, Wills
'Belle Meade' (Jesse Wills, R. 1950). Seedling# 79-46. TB, 35" (89 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-W/B2, White-and-blue plicata. 'Blue Shimmer' X 'Snow Crystal'. Fairmount 1952.
Purple leaf base. Tetraploïd.
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From Iris Test Garden catalog, 1958: BELLE MEADE. (Wills 1952). M. 39 inches. A very lovely new plicata of snow white ground with feather edging of bright, clear blue violet. Perfectly formed flowers of heavy substance with a gleaming finish. Excellent stalks and branching. H.M. 1952. $2.25. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | BelleMeadeIG.jpg | manage | 24 K | 29 Nov 2011 - 20:28 | Main.Betsy881 | Photoo by Irisgal |
JPG | Iris_germanica_Belle_Meade.JPG | manage | 72 K | 28 Feb 2010 - 14:15 | Main.chinon36 | photo taken in the Parc Floral de Vincennes, Paris, France, zone 7 |
jpg | belle-meade2-12.jpg | manage | 96 K | 19 Oct 2015 - 02:31 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
JPG | bellemeade01.JPG | manage | 71 K | 19 Jul 2014 - 20:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | bellemeade02.JPG | manage | 60 K | 06 May 2014 - 16:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | bellemeade03.JPG | manage | 61 K | 06 May 2014 - 16:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | bellemeade04.jpg | manage | 50 K | 21 Aug 2014 - 02:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
JPG | bellemeade05.JPG | manage | 567 K | 15 Oct 2015 - 02:56 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | bellemeade1.JPG | manage | 758 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 21:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | bellemeade2.JPG | manage | 699 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 21:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | bellemeade3.JPG | manage | 750 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 21:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | bellemeade4.JPG | manage | 715 K | 30 Apr 2018 - 21:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |