2003, Bessette
'Frere Andre' (Elaine Bessette, R. 1996). Seedling# EWMBS-92-11. TB, height 33" (84 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards and style arms sea lavender violet (RHS 85D), darker midrib streak; falls medium violet (88B), lightly veined darker blue violet (89D); beards sea lavender violet, lemon yellow (13A) in throat; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. 'Edith Wolford' X M. Byers "space age" seedling, parentage unknown. Aitken 2003.
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From AIS Bulletin #329 April 2003 Introducing FRERE ANDRE (Elaine Bessette '03) TB, ML, RE, 33" (84 em) 8- 9 buds. Standards and style arms are sea lavender violet with darker midrib flush. Falls are medium blue violet. Beards match the standards. Reblooms from early August until freeze-up! Pod fertile. #EWMBS-92-11: (Edith Wolford X Byers "space age" sdlg.) $40.00. Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden. |
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jpg | FrereAndreCT.jpg | manage | 24 K | 29 Oct 2011 - 18:04 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by C & T Iris Patch |
jpg | Frere_Andre_KWW.jpg | manage | 50 K | 28 Jan 2017 - 19:58 | Main.KWalker | Photo by Ken Walker; Aitken's Salmon Creek Gardens, Vancouver, WA; AIS 2015 Convention |
jpg | frere01.jpg | manage | 47 K | 25 Apr 2015 - 14:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden |
JPG | frere02.JPG | manage | 237 K | 12 Nov 2020 - 02:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 2006 Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden catalogue by Terry Laurin |
jpg | frere_andre_66.jpg | manage | 73 K | 01 Dec 2010 - 22:07 | Main.Elladan | photo by Elladan |
JPG | frereandre1.JPG | manage | 215 K | 28 Feb 2020 - 22:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Gerard Raffaelli-France |