■(TB) 'Avalon'

1918, Sturtevant

'Avalon' ( Grace Sturtevant, 1918) TB. Late bloom. Color Class-B7L. ( 'Caterina' X 'Mrs. G. Darwin'). Synonym: Avolon

See below:

• References
• Progeny

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References:

From Sturtevant Glen Road Iris Garden catalog, 1920: AVALON —Worthy of the SILVER MEDAL (MHS) awarded in 1916. A lustrous pink-lavender of remarkable size and substance. The standards overlap at the tips, the falls flare widely and the flowers are held on well-branched stalks. Three and one half to four feet. 25.00.
From Movilla Gardens catalog, 1921: A lustrous pink-lavender of remarkable size and substance. Standards overlap at tips; Falls flare widely and flowers are held on well-branched stalks. Very scarce. 40 inches. Silver Medal, M.H.S. 1916.
From Treasure Oak Nursery catalog, 1923: A lustrous lavender-pink (light mauve). An unequaled combination of fine size, s!ta~ substance, color, and growth, especially remarkable in the sjze and texture of the flowers. The tips of the standards overlap, while the falls flare widely, all being carried on well-branched stalks in many respects surpassing Caterina. The plant does not increase rapidly.
reference: Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Memoir 100.

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Progeny:

TbFthruJ/TbFlushOfGold

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