■(SDB) 'Blue Pools'

1973, Jones

'Blue Pools' (Bennett Jones, R. 1972). Seedling M202. SDB, height 12" (30 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards white; falls white with large medium blue spot; white beard. Seedling M73: ('Nylon Ruffles' x 'Truce') X seedling M 139: (('Great Lakes'; x I. mellita) x 'Lilli-Amoena'). B. Jones 1973. Honorable Mention 1974; Award of Merit 1976.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: MO, TX. USDA Zones 5, 7

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From AIS Bulletin #209 April 1973 Introducing BLUE PooLs--M202 (Nylon Ruffles x Truce) x ((Great Lakes x Mellita sulphurea) x Lilli Amoena». A beautifully formed standard dwarf iris, white with large mid-blue spots on the falls. Wide, round standards curve in to touch at the top. Wide, round falls, almost horizontal, are glistening white with neatly confined spots of mid-blue just tinged with green and purple at the haft. Beard is white, tipped yellow. Beautiful in clump. 12". $5.00. Bennett Jones.

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