■(AB) 'Ormaco'

1941, Kleinsorge

'Ormaco' ( Kleinsorge, R. 1941). Midseason bloom. IMB. Color Class-S7D, 'Ormohr' x 'Aztec Copper'.

Note: Registered as IB, but considered TB: 'Ormaco'

Note: Note: This iris has not been accepted as an arilbred by the Aril Society International because it does not exhibit the aril characteristics necessary for ASI acceptance.

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References:

From Supplement To The Comprehensive Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Iris by Sharon McAllister, April 2000: ORMACO. Disenrolled. (R. E. Kleinsorge, R. 1941). seedling # NIA. 1MB, M. Ormohr X Aztec Copper AIS Color Class: S7D (dark red-toned squalens). Court of Iris: "Rich purple with copper undertones." Rainbow: "A mingling of hyacinth and deep blue-violet, with a metallic coppery brown sheen." Vallette: "rich purple." No information on introduction found in AIS Checklists. Notes: 1/8 onco, qualified as an arilbred until the quantum requirement was adopted. Ref: AIS '49, p.182; Vallette, p. 192.
ORMACO (Klein, 1937): Must be rather tender as it hasn't bloomed and I have had it 3 years. Schirmer. [“Varietal Comments” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 62].

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