1910, Goos & Koenemann
'Rhein Nixe' (Goos and Koenemann, 1910) TB 30" Late midseason bloom. Color Class-W9. Standards pale lavender white; falls blue-purple with distinct white edges; light yellow beard. Pleasant fragrance. Synonyms: Reinexe, Rheinnexe, Rheinixe, Rheine Nixe, Rhein Nixie, Rheinwehte.
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From Fryer's catalog, 1912: Standards pure white; Falls deep violet-blue with white margin. Very free. 34". $1.00. |
From Wing Seed catalog, 1919: RHEIN NIXE - (Am.) New. A charming Iris. S. pure white, very large; F. rich raspberry-purple with narrow but very distinct white edge. Thirty-six inches. Beautiful for massing. 50c. |
From H. P. Simpson catalog, 1922: RHEIN NIXIE (G. & K., 1910) - S. pure white; F. raspberry purple, edged white. Vigorous grower and dependable bloomer. Tall and moderately large flower. 30-34 inches. $.35 |
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jpg | 20170603_112553Rhein Nixe (2RS).jpg | manage | 143 K | 05 Oct 2017 - 22:52 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Iris Society of Minnesota annual show, June3, 2017. |
jpg | 20170603_112559Rhein Nixe (2RS).jpg | manage | 165 K | 05 Oct 2017 - 22:53 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Iris Society of Minnesota annual show, June3, 2017. |
JPEG | RheinNixe02.JPEG | manage | 10 K | 10 May 2014 - 13:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | RheinNixeRT.jpg | manage | 33 K | 22 Jan 2012 - 20:12 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Rick Tasco |
jpg | RheinNixe_fl.jpg | manage | 64 K | 19 Feb 2011 - 18:03 | IrisP | http://irisparadise.com/Iris/Seiten/historscheZuechter/en/index.htm |
jpg | Rhein_Nixe-5277.jpg | manage | 63 K | 01 Jun 2012 - 03:49 | Main.bobgutowski | May 16, 2012. Zone 7, Pennsylvania. |
jpg | rheinnixe-jb.jpg | manage | 20 K | 22 Feb 2013 - 22:41 | Main.Harloiris | photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | rheinnixe.jpg | manage | 67 K | 26 Jan 2010 - 00:23 | Main.htb | ©2005 Laurie Frazer |
jpg | rheinnixe02.jpg | manage | 176 K | 07 Jun 2017 - 03:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eleanor Hutchison near Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada-Z3 |
jpg | rheinnixe03.jpg | manage | 74 K | 15 Mar 2017 - 19:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens |
jpg | rheinnixe1.jpg | manage | 139 K | 12 Jun 2016 - 03:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eleanor Hutchison-Manitoba,Canada |