Hybridizer: Hugh Pearson

Kempville, Ontario, Canada

Despite the AIS entries, Hugh Pearson is not the hybridizer of the Siberians, but rather he was in charge of the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Hamilton, Ontario when the decision was made to name some of the Siberians in their collection. He may have helped select them, and did send the registration documents to the America Iris Society. By the 1990s Pearson was with the College of Agriculture Technology in Kempville, Ontario. (AIS Check List 1999 p510 - not Kemptonville as printed - DRM) (Researched by Don McQueen)

Registrations/introductions:

Siberian: 'Red Royale', 'Sapphire Royale',

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