(TB) 'Matterhorn'

1938, Sass

'Matterhorn' ( Jacob Sass, R. 1938) TB. Late midseason bloom. Color Class WW. 'San Francisco' x seedling. Sass, Schreiner 1938. Honorable Mention 1938; Award of Merit 1940.

1939 Checklist citation: Bull. A.I.S. 71:37 Oct. 1938. 1949 Checklist citation: Bull. A.I.S. 78:3 July 1940.1949 Checklist - adds AM with citation.

Matterhorn showed an impressive flower on a sturdy stalk, not quite so tall as last year. It is a lily iris of heavy substance and straight-edged, flaring falls. [Lucy W. Tinley, “Midwest Iris Notes”, A.I.S. Bulletin 75 (December 1939): 19.]

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