■(TB) 'Red Lion'
1986, Hager
'Red Lion' (
Ben Hager, R. 1985). Seedling# T3942DR. TB, 37" (94 cm), Early Midseason bloom. Standards lightly ruffled deep red with a touch of crimson; falls dark ruby, tracery of pattern under yellow tipped-bronze beard. Seedling# T2767Rd: (involving
'Tall Chief',
'Foray',
'Huntsman', T. Craig seedling# x seedling involving
'Melodrama',
'Jungle Fires',
'Caldron',
'Bright Gem',
'Pacemaker') X seedling# T3458RdBr: (involving
'Brass Accents',
'Golden Bonanza',
'Sun Worshiper',
'Solano'). Melrose Gardens 1986.
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"We viewed the very last bloom of RED LION (Hager '86) and could see the potential as an advancement in the class, notably with its strong, well-branched stalks and decent vigor. It will be interesting to see the intensity of the red in the Midwest, as our soils tend to have a richer mineral content, producing much more vibrant reds than on the West Coast." [Perry Dyer (Oklahoma), “Melrose Gardens” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 263, (October 1986): 20. |
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