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ORIGINATOR: Schreiner INTRODUCED: 1961 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 33" BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late DESCRIPTION: Chocolate-copper self; beard same. PARENTAGE: ((Oriental Glory x Inca Chief) x (Pretty Quadroon x Pacemaker)) X 50-12 x Cordovan AWARDS: HM'63 INTERESTING INFO: From the 1961 Schreiner’s Iris Lovers Catalog: A luxurious brown Iris with crisply flaring form and generous size. The standards are a rich even shade of chocolate-copper; the lustrous, velvety falls are perhaps a trifle more coppery; yet it is practically a self color even to the beard. A distinctive, metallic sheen gives it unusual richness. Rusticana is truly a striking Iris.