Difference: TbTomeco (r14 vs. r13)
■(TB) 'Tomeco'
1959, Suiter 
'Tomeco' (Melvina Suiter, R. 1959). TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class R1D. Oxblood red, overlaid copper. 'Owyhee' x (('Captain Wells' x 'Burmese Ruby') x 'Technicolor').
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| From AIS Bulletin #161, April 1961. Introducing TOMECO (Suiter '61) M. 36 in. (Owyhee) X (Captain Wells x Burmese Ruby) x Technicolor). Really gorgeous new large and smooth oxblood red. Petals are very wide, form is semi-flaring and the blooms are well placed onnicely branched stalks. HC '60. $20.00. Eden Road. |
| TOMECO (Suiter). Tom-e-co. Mrs. Suiter told us on a convention bus that she borrowed the name of a one-time redskin chief for her new red iris. [“A Few Pronunciations,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society #171(October 1963): 111.] |
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| I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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  JPG jpg | TomecoBHI.JPG Tomeco_fl.jpg | manage | 165 37 K | 23 Nov 2011 12 Aug 2012 - 23:00 04:29 | Main.Betsy881 IrisP | Phto by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
| jpg | Tomeco_fl.jpg tomeco01.jpg | manage | 37 75 K | 12 Aug 2012 30 Jun 2015 - 04:29 02:14 | IrisP Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
| jpg | tomeco01.jpg | manage | 75 K | 30 Jun 2015 - 02:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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