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■(TB) 'Lovely Letty'

1960, Hall

'Lovely Letty' (David Hall, R. 1960). Seedling# 56-119. TB, 32" (81 cm). Midseason bloom. Violet-blue self; tangerine beard. Orchid seedling X pink seedling. Cooley 1960. Honorable Mention 1961.

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lovely letty flPhoto scanned from the 1970 CooleyPhoto by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: LOVELY LETTY (Hall '60) E-32". A bright lavender self with very flaring falls. Red-tangerine beard is very conspicuous, but becoming nearly white at end. Many flowers. HM'&l; RU-JC'62. Regularly $7.50; on $10 order $6.75; on $25 order $6.40.
Reported Rebloom in: D.C., VA USDA Zone 7 [The 2012 Cumulative Checklist of Reblooming Iris, p. 121]
 
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LovelyLettyBHI.JPGJPG LovelyLettyBHI.JPG manage 2 MB 26 Feb 2018 - 18:39 BetsyHiggins Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
lovely_letty_fl.jpgjpg lovely_letty_fl.jpg manage 65 K 13 Aug 2012 - 12:47 IrisP  
lovelyletty01.JPGJPG lovelyletty01.JPG manage 157 K 26 May 2020 - 02:13 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the 1970 Cooley's Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
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