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■(TB) 'May Melody'
1965, Hamblen
'May Melody' (Melba Hamblen, R. 1964). Seedling# H9-24A. TB, 36" (91 cm). Early to late bloom. Color Class Y4W, Standards yellow, flushed pink; falls white, yellow border; tangerine-persimmon beard. (Yellow sibling to 'Valimar' x 'June's Sister') X 'Cotlet'. Mission Bell 1965. Honorable Mention 1966; Award of Merit 1969.
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| MAY MELODY (Hamblen) E-L 36" Vibrant yellow standards flushed pink and milky white falls, bordered with deeper yellow, create a perfect setting for the wide heavy beard of shocking tangerine-red. Delightful form with ruffled flaring falls and closed standards. (Valimar sib x June's Sister) X Cotlet. Sdlg. H9-24A. HC 1963 Net $25.00. [Mission Bell Gardens Intoductions for 1965, Advertisement. American Iris Society Bulletin #177(April 1965): 53.] |
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MayMelody01.JPG | manage | 52 K | 31 May 2015 - 19:39 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Glanavon Iris Patch-New Zealand |
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MayMelody2BHI.JPG | manage | 2 MB | 26 Feb 2018 - 20:06 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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MayMelodyBHI.JPG | manage | 2 MB | 26 Feb 2018 - 20:07 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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MayMelodyBHI1.JPG | manage | 75 K | 23 Aug 2021 - 19:27 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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MayMelodyBJI.jpg | manage | 67 K | 24 Mar 2012 - 18:54 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Blue J Iris |
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maymelody03.JPG | manage | 389 K | 04 Jul 2016 - 20:20 | TerryLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
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