■(TB) 'Spring Shower'
1994, Keppel
'Spring Shower' (
Keith Keppel, R. 1993). Seedling# 87-97C. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards palest blue (M&P 42-A-1/2) tip, deepening to chicory blue (42-B-7) in center, gentian blue (43-D-10) base; falls blue white (41-A-1) with faint cream sheen; beards white, tipped dandelion (9-L-4), to chrome yellow (9-L-7); ruffled. Seedling# 82-84D: (
'Vivien' x
'Battle Fury') X seedling# 84-147C: (
'Skyblaze' x
'Swirling Seas'). Keppel 1994.
See below:
References:
From AIS Bulletin #292 January 1994 Introducing SPRING SHOWER (Keppel) TB EM 36" ((Vivien x Battle Fury) X (Skyblaze x Swirling Seas)). Chicory to gentian blue standards; blue-white falls soon paling to white. Prominent sunshine yellow beards. Almost an over-abundance of buds at times. #87-97C. $25.00. Keith Keppel. |
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