1961, Tompkins
'Donnybrook' ( Chet Tompkins, R. 1961) Sdlg. 1961). Seedling 59-53. TB, 38" (97 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Color code = R1. Cardinal red self. 'Hyblaze' X 'Defiance'. Fleur de Lis 1961. Honorable Mention 1963.
DONNYBROOK (Tompkins See below: 1961). Not as dark as DEFIANCE, this is even more red in tone. The form is excellent and substance and resistance to burning are well above average. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Irises From North Carolina’s Coastal Plains to the Foot of Pikes Peak,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 167 (October 1962): 89.]
DONNYBROOK (Tompkins '61) In our garden this has been a red that continually attracted notice for its redness, substance and resistance to fading and sunburn. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 91.]
DONNYBROOK (Tompkins 1961). Not as dark as DEFIANCE, this is even more red in tone. The form is excellent and substance and resistance to burning are well above average. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Irises From North Carolina’s Coastal Plains to the Foot of Pikes Peak,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 167 (October 1962): 89.] |
DONNYBROOK (Tompkins '61) In our garden this has been a red that continually attracted notice for its redness, substance and resistance to fading and sunburn. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 91.] |
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