1944, Schreiner
'Suez' OB- (Robert Schreiner, R. 1944). AB, TMB, tall, Midseason bloom. Dark blue-red self. 'William Mohr' X 'Madame Louis Aureau'. No information on introduction found in AIS checklists.
Also listed in TB web: 'Suez'.
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From The Court Of Iris catalog, 1955: SUEZ (Schreiner '44) M 33" (Wm. Mohr X Mme. Louis Aureau). A sturdy easily grown Iris with rich mulberry to rosy heliotrope flowers which are veined and dotted with a deeper tone. Fertile in both pollen and seeds. $1.00 |
From Supplement To The Comprehensive Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Iris by Sharon McAllister, April 2000: SUEZ AB (Robert Schreiner, R. 1944). Sdlg # NIA. TMB, tall, M. Wm. Mohr X Mme. Louis Aureau. AIS Color Class: RID (dark red self). '76CL: Dark blue-red self. Court of Iris: "rich mulberry to rosy heliotrope flowers which are veined and dottted with a deeper tone." Rainbow: "Striking lining and dotting in rich oriental mulberry and rosy heliotrope." Vallette: "violet Mohr, streaked white." No information on introduction found in AIS Checklists. Notes: Counted as a 46-chromosome quarterbred, an OB- in both systems. Ref:AIS '49, p. 230; ASI '76, p. 81; ASI '78 YB, p. 64; Vallette, p. 193. |
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