■(TB) 'Gingersnap'

1965, Schreiner

'Gingersnap' (Schreiner, R. 1964). Seedling S-776-G. TB, 38", EM, Color code-O5D. Rich ginger-brown self, light-brown beard. ('Brass Accents' X 'Dark Chocolate'). Schreiners 1965. High Commendation 1964, Honorable Mention 1966, Judges Choice 1966, 1967, Award of Merit 1968.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: CA, MO, NE, TX. USDA Zones 5, 6, 7, 8

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GINGERSNAP (Schreiner '65) We saw this for the first time in the Moldovan garden and were deeply impressed. Here is an outstanding brown iris. The flowers are large, petals broad and strong, form is excellent with tight globular standards and round semiflaring falls. The stems were of good height and well branched. The color effect was truly brown. This is quite an iris. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 91.]
GINGERSNAP continues to be the best brown iris I've seen. It tends to fade a bit when the temperature gets high, and some feel that is when it is prettiest. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 11.]
Historic Iris Preservation Society gallery link.

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