■(TB) 'Marco Polo'

1936, Schreiner

'Marco Polo' (Robert Schreiner, R. 1936) TB. Early midseason bloom. Color Class-S6M.

AIS Awards: Honorable Mention 1937.

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From An Iris Lover's Catalog, Schreiner's 1936: MARCO POLO. For several years we have had a block of unusually red-toned seedlings under observation. After careful selection we finally chose this sprightly, vivid flower as the outstanding one and named it after that colorful personality of the Middle Ages, Marco Polo. It is a clear-toned bicolor with lustrous rose standards and brilliant, velvety crimson falls. In general effect it comes the nearest to spectrum red of any iris we have seen. The color is solid without detracting venation. A nice orange beard contributes a sprightly touch of color. Moderately large, it has good branching and nicely placed blooms. 36 inches tall. $15.00.
From Adamgrove catalog, 1997: MARCO POLO (R. Schreiner, 36). An early registration of this prodigious irisarian, a bitone in light red violet, notable mostly as a signpost in the career of this family's contribution to irises. By 1936, Robert Schreiner's iris explorations already put him on a par with the namesake of this iris. $5.00. HM 37.

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