■(TB) 'Azure Apogee'

1967, Durrance

'Azure Apogee' (John Durrance by Long, Selector, R. 1967). Seedling D63-3. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason late bloom. Color Class-BlP, Light blue self; deep blue beard. Seedling D59-75 X 'Lynn Reid'. Long 1967. President's Cup 1967; Honorable Mention 1968; Judges' Choice 1968; Judges' Choice 1969; Award of Merit 1970.

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Hybridizers continue to strive for white with a blue beard, but the closest approach to the goal are the pale blue irises AZURE APOGEE and 'ELOQUENT'. Both are serenely beautiful with beards which are in fine contrast to the petal coloring. AZURE APOGEE has only moderate increase, so we can hope that ELOQUENT will be better in that category. So far it is. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 11.]
Historic Iris Preservation Society gallery link.

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