■(TB) 'Highland Chief'

1973, Gibson

'Highland Chief' (James Gibson, R. 1972). Seedling 18-7D. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards blend of light Indian lake red over light mimosa yellow ground; falls rich mimosa yellow ground with rich plicata border of Indian lake red; nasturtium orange beard; ruffled, serrated. Seedling# 5-5B X seedling# 142-4A. Gibson's Iris Garden 1973.

Awards: Honorable Mention 1975.

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From AIS Bulletin #209 April 1973 Introducing HIGHLAND CHIEF '73. M. 36". $25.00. A rich red plicata on a rich yellow ground has been a combination not generally available since the famed FIRECRACKER. These large 5-1/2" x 7" blooms are highly ruffled and serrated. The standards are of light Indian lake red veins over light mimosa yellow. The falls are a semiflaring rich wide border of Indian lake red on a rich mimosa yellow ground. Beard is a rich nasturtium orange. Seedling. # 18-7D. Gibson's Iris Garden.
Reported Rebloom in: OR [The 2012 Cumulative Checklist of Reblooming Iris, p. 96]

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