■ (TB) 'Red Valor'

1939, Nichol

'Red Valor' (Col. Jesse Nicholls, R. 1939). TB, [36"]. Late bloom. Color Code-R7D. 'Joycette' x 'Red Robe'. Gold Medal, Rome, Italy 1940. Honorable Mention 1940.

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From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1942: 'Red Valor' (Nicholls 1939) M. A magnificent deep garnet red iris with the strongest substance and weather resistance of any iris that I have seen. The arched standards have a strong midrib and are firmly held. The falls are broad and flaring. A rich brown beard adds to the depth of color of this outstanding iris. Low branching. Gold Medal, Rome, Italy 1940. H.M., A.I.S. 1940. Per. R.[Performance Rating] 89 in 1941. 36 in. $7.50.
AIS Bulletin #98(Aug 1945): Perhaps the two best all-round ones are Ranger and Red Valor. Both have tall stalks with good branching and nice big flowers of excellent substance. Ranger, however, is not so red as some of the others and the standards of Red Valor tend to open. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56238490
Also listed for sale in the following catalogs: Cooley's 1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957 Edenwald(Buss) 1945 Fairmount 1943 Fleur De Lis 1944, Flowerfield Bulb Farm 1949 Irisdale(Horton) 1942,1943 Irisnoll(DeForest) 1943,1945, Iris Test Gardens 1942,1943,1944,1945 J.C. Nicholls 1939,1940, Kellogg 1941 LaBundy 1945, Lincoln's Iris Garden 1945, Longfield 1942,1943,1944,1945,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958, Maple Valley(Whiting) 1940,1941,1945 National(Weed) 1943,1944,1945(photo) Peter Henderson, Stumpp & Walter Co. 1951 Salbach 1943 Schreiner 1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945 Village Garden 1941 Wayman 1942,1944
RED VALOR (Nicholls, 1939) - Good deep red, color not as deep as in ‘Captain Wells’; falls widely flaring, some venation on haft; beard not as heavy as in ‘Redward’.
Nelson, Elis (1948) "Varietal Notes on Red Irises," The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 110 (July 1948): 93.

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