■(TB) 'Color Sergeant'

1948, Hall

'Color Sergeant' (H. F. Hall, R. 1948) TB. Seedling # R-79. Midseason to late bloom. Color Class R6D. Seedling # R-58 x seedling # R-59.

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From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1948: COLOR SARGENT (H. F. Hall 1948) M. L. This iris was bred by a well known eastern horticulturist, and under number R-79 has received much praise from iris judges and garden visitors. The broad and perfectly domed standards are a blending of malaga and antique ruby (Maerz & Paul). The flaring falls are antique ruby with deeper velvety flush, bordered by ruffled edges of lighter malaga. Beard deep brownish yellow. Handsome and outstanding in the ranks of rich deep reds, the large flowers have strong firm substance, and do not wilt or fade under hot sun. 8 to 10 blooms on 4 way branching very sturdy stalk. - Vigorous foliage and rapid increase. 40 in. $20.00.
COLOR SERGEANT (H. F. Hall) "The color of this iris is nice but it is no more red than a number of others. What does make it distinctive is its size, height, and particularly its vigor of growth. If you have complained because reds did not thrive or grow up you will find this an exception if its behavior in Nashville is typical." Jesse E. Wills (Tennessee), “Varietal Comment, Irises Seen in Nashville” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 123, (October 1951): 70.

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