Maori King
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What's This?
Reuthe, 1890
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
Before 1900
Fall Color:
Red/Maroon
Standard Color:
Yellow
Pattern:
Variegata
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Reuthe
Rarity:
GG eligible - protected
Full Description
TB 18″ M Y9D
From the Biltmore Nurseries catalog for 1912: “Standards of rich gold and falls of velvety crimson with gold margins, making a strikingly brilliant display. This Iris cannot be commended too highly.”
From N. A. Hallauer’s Select List for 1918: “S. Golden yellow; F. velvety crimson margined gold. 18 in.”
From The Wing Seed Co. catalog for 1920: “Coloring very brilliant. S. rich golden-yellow; F. velvety crimson margined gold. Eighteen inches.”
HC RHS 1916.