Elenore Blue
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Carl Salbach, 1933
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1930-1939
Fall Color:
Medium Blue
Standard Color:
Medium Blue
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Salbach
Rarity:
Undetermined

Full Description

TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class B1L. Honorable Mention 1936. Fragrant. Salbach 1933. Synonym: Eleamor Blue. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1936.

From Carl Salbach catalog, 1933: ELEANOR BLUE (Salbach 1933). Named after the shade chosen by President Roosevelt’s wife. The same delicate coloring and smooth finish of Hoogiana in a large flower of Santa Barbara form and size. Entirely distinct. Coloring by Ridgway-standards campanula blue, with the same base color in falls, but heavily overlaid with a flush of the deeper chicory blue. Soft brown haft, and a prominent yellow beard. Height 36″. Stock limited. $7.50 each.

Fairmount Gardens 1938-1939     ELEANOR BLUE (Salb. 1933) Soft campanula blue flowers with a flush of deeper chicory blue in center of falls; Yellow beard. A beautiful color and smooth finish. H. M., A. I. S. 1936. 40 in.  $1.25