1956, Fay
'Galilee' (Orville Fay, R. 1955) Seedling 53-86. TB, height 34" (86 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Medium-blue self, white beard. 'Butterfly Blue' X 'Bluebird Blue'. Fay 1956. Honorable Mention 1956; Award of Merit 1958.
From Fay catalog, 1956: Galilee (1956) $20.00 No. 53-86- Butterfly Blue X Bluebird Blue. A medium blue self with a white beard. Galilee is a beautiful real blue Iris which does not fade. The flowers are large, round and full petaled with no haft marks, ana are carried on a low-branched strong straight stem 28 to 30 inches tall. It sets seed well, but has no pollen. A very strong plant with blue-green leaves. H.C. 1955. |
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JPG | Galilee.JPG | manage | 41 K | 15 Feb 2011 - 05:58 | IrisP | |
jpg JPEG | Galilee.jpg Galileecct.JPEG | manage | 74 20 K | 02 May 2013 20 Feb 2012 - 01:42 00:38 | Main.davepote Main.Betsy881 | Description from Fay Gardens Photo Courtesy of HIPS 1958 |
JPEG JPG | Galileecct.JPEG gaililee1.JPG | manage | 20 269 K | 20 Feb 2012 25 Aug 2017 - 00:38 00:49 | Main.Betsy881 Main.TLaurin | Photo Courtesy of HIPS by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
JPG jpg | gaililee1.JPG galilee01.jpg | manage | 269 79 K | 25 Aug 2017 03 May 2015 - 00:49 02:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken Breezeway Iris Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
jpg JPG | galilee01.jpg galilee02.JPG | manage | 79 K | 03 12 May 2015 2014 - 02:30 18:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | galilee02.JPG | manage | 79 K | 12 May 2014 - 18:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |