(TB) 'Mystic Legend'
1955, Slamova & Hawkinson
'Mystic Legend' (
H. Valmar Slamova &
William Hawkinson, R. 1954). TB, 40" (102 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-VB1L, Light lavender-blue self, dove-gray beard.
'San Diego' x
'Green Pastures'. Court of The Iris 1955.
See below:
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References:
From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1955: MYSTIC LEGEND. Close your eyes and envision an iris of huge proportions with domed standards and long, very broad falls which are delightfully ruffled. Now, in your mind's eye, take the soft, subtle tint of lavender blue on the horizon of an early winter's twilight and paint the standards. Lighten it with some gray snow and spread the pigment over the falls. About the dove-gray beard infuse a dye that is but a hint of the green of spring to come. This is MYSTIC LEGEND. The stems of forty inches or more often bear seven or eight of the huge blooms. Branching is good and the fans are husky. The thick substanced falls are often more than three inches broad. Those of you who saw it in our Iris Show exhibit at Pasadena this spring will well remember it--for it was a sensation and the cynosure of all eyes. |
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BobPries - 2011-03-07