Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Schreiner INTRODUCED: 1962 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 34" BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late DESCRIPTION: Ruby-burgundy heavily striated white, a self-fancy. PARENTAGE: Karachi X Gene Wild AWARDS: HC'61, HM'63 INTERESTING INFO: From the 1962 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: The unexpected always adds piquancy to the garden picture and in the iris world the so-called "fancies" can be depended on to create surprise. This quixotic iris of starchiest flaring form is far more unique when viewed from above in the clump. A veritable pinwheel of cascading color, ruby-burgundy on cream, derived form Karachi X Gene Wild, it has a lot of visual "bounce." The radial lines create a dynamic effect like the markings of a pansy or Japanese iris. Very crisp and pert.