Joseph’s Coat Katkamier

A.B. Katkamier 1930, introduced by E. Tankesley Clarke 1989
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Miniature Tall Bearded
Age:
1930-1939
Fall Color:
Speckled or Broken
Standard Color:
Speckled or Broken
Pattern:
Bicolor
Beard Color:
Lemon/Light Yellow
Hybridizer:
Katkamier
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

MTB 21″ ML

Another of the sports of Honorabile. Standards are an irregular mix of white and yellow; falls are splashed white, yellow, purple and red. Though long known, it was not officially introduced and registered with AIS until 1989.

Note: Please refer to Jean Witt’s article Notes on Honorabile in our Library under Irises of Note which has information on this family of Honorabile sports, and other Historic irises with erratic descendants. See also Brown’s Mutant, Honorabile, Kaleidoscope, Sans Souci, and Sherwin-Wright.