■(SPX) 'Paltec'

1928, Denis

'Paltec' (Denis, R.1929) Midseason bloom, color-code B1L. (tectorum X 'Edina')

See below:

• References

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References

Cayeux et Le Clerc catalog 1930, p. 4.
Revue Horticole, 1930, nouvelle série, Tome XXII, p. 118.
From David R. Kinnish, Kansas and Missouri Gardens in 1946, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society No. 103, (October 1946): "I saw Paltec here for the first time. It is a beautiful little blue iris, no taller than 15 inches and makes a fine companion to the old 'Sherwin Wright', a bright little yellow of about the same height."
From Adamgrove catalog, 1997: "PALTEC (Denis, 1928) Bearded-crested hybrid. An unusual hybrid between a crested iris and bearded iris from the days when they tried crossing anything (before they were told the crosses wouldn't work!). Violet blue self. Very narrow beard, ending in a crest. Somewhat flattened form. Elegant and different. France. $4.00
Galyon, F. (1952). “Dark horses” of irisdom. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 126, 19.

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-- ThomasSilvers - 2009-12-10

• Paltec blooms nicely in my zone 6 garden", Los Alamos,NM. Betty Ann Gunther.