(TB) 'Ethel Hope'

1955, Jensen

'Ethel Hope' (Selma Jensen, R. 1955) TB, 38" (97 cm), Late midseason bloom. White, with inch border of deep orchid on Falls. 'Chantilly' x 'Fuchsia'. Tell 1958.

ETHEL HOPE (Mrs. Selma Jensen, Logan, Utah). Midseason-Late. 36 inches. (Chantilly x Fuchsia.) Laced light orchid and white, falls bordered orchid. The flowers are small for the height, but it excels as an arranger's iris under artificial light. Mrs. Jensen won an arrangement sweepstakes at the 1957 iris show in Logan using this lovely flower. Ethel Hope should be most useful to breed laced pinks, orchids and small flowered kinds. Easy grower and a fine stock permits this price. $10.00. (Tell's, 1958, p. 7).

Ethel Hope has been noted as a popular iris suitable for use in arrangements because of its tall stems and small flower size. (Deru, 1961).

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References:

Tell’s Iris Gardens. (1958). Nursery catalog. The American Iris Society Iris Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1958CatalogMuhlestein/1958_IRIS_CATALOG_TELLS_IRIS_GARDENS.pdf.
Deru, C. (1961). New and different iris for arrangement. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 161(April 1961), 13-16).

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