Peshawar
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Schreiner, 1937
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Intermediate Bearded
Age:
1930-1939
Fall Color:
Red/Maroon
Standard Color:
Red/Maroon
Pattern:
Bitone
Beard Color:
Gold/Tan
Hybridizer:
Schreiner
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

IB 26″ EE B7D

From Schreiner’s Iris Lover’s catalog for 1938: “A hybrid containing blood of the tall bearded, dwarf bearded, and Oncocyclus species. From the latter it inherits the distinctive coloring and form (seen in Wm. Mohr), but because it is derived only one-eighth from the Oncocyclus, it can be grown without coddling or fuss. Peshawar is a rich red-purple completely veined and dotted a deeper shade. The beard is striking, being twice as large as is normal for a tall-bearded type, and of a rich gold color. The stems bear two or three branches and are about twenty-four inches tall.”

This hybrid blooms about ten days earlier than the tall bearded varieties, with which it compares quite favorably in size.”

(hybrid of complex lines DB, Onc., TB.), HM 1941, AM 1943.

Note: The city of Peshawar is located in northern Pakistan near the Khyber Pass, the chief mountain passage between Pakistan and Afghanistan.