Aurex
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Col. Jesse Nicholls, 1932
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1930-1939
Fall Color:
Red/Maroon
Standard Color:
Gold/Tan
Pattern:
Bicolor
Beard Color:
Gold/Tan
Hybridizer:
Nicholls, Col Jesse
Rarity:
Believed Extinct

Full Description

TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y9D. ‘Ambassadeur‘ x ‘Fire God’. Nicholls (Royal Iris Gardens) 1932, Over The Garden Wall 1932. 1949 Checklist, p41 – adds reg. date.

A beautifully formed flower with ruffled S., yellow having a primrose center. F. maroon edged yellow. Color and substance fine and form also. [Mrs. Herman E. Lewis, “Varietal Notes 1938”, A.I.S. Bulletin 72 (January 1939): 9.]