(MDB) 'Atomic Blue'

1960, Welch

'Atomic Blue' (Walter Welch, R. 1960). Seedling #S-504. MDB, height 4" (10 cm). Very early bloom. Sky blue self; white beards. 'My Daddy' X seedling #O-513: (blue sdlg. of 'April Morn'). Welch 1961.

AIS Awards: Honorable Mention 1962; Judges’ Choice 1962; Judges’ Choice 1963; Caparne Award 1965.

Dwarf Iris Society Awards: Award of Special Merit 1961; Blue Ribbon Award 1962; Walter Welch Medal 1964.

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From the 1961 Dwarf Iris Society Checklist: ATOMIC BLUE (Welch 1960). Sdlg. S-504. (My Daddy x 0-513 : blue sdlg. of April Morn) Sky-blue self, white beard, classic shape. 4 inches. A blue pumila form. A.S.M. 1961. I. al.lira (Boiss. 1859, Greece). Diploid form, related to I. pumila, all pumila colors. 4 Inches. 16 chromosomes.

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