■(TB) 'Trim'

1956, McKee

'Trim' (William McKee, R. 1953). Seedling# 5231. TB, 38" (97 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class R1, Red self. ('Pequot' x ('Lights On' x 'Moontide') X ('Redwyne' x 'Moontide'). McKee 1956. High Commendation 1953. Honorable Mention 1956. Judges' Choice 1956, Judges' Choice 1957.

'Trim' was the first Iris to receive a plant patent.

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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: TRIM (McKee '56) M-36". Large glittering coppery red, sparkling sheen & silky smoothness of finish. Hafts without venation. Tall for a red, with stalks branched & rebranched; up to 23 or more flowers per stalk. A line-bred Iris with wonderful blood for hybridizers; should impart hybrid vigor & real redness. Rhizomes naturally small. Plant Patent No. 1592. HM'56; JC '57. (Pequot x (Lights On x Moontide)) X (Redwyn x Moontide). $3.50 each.

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