(TB) 'Globetrotter'

1956, Linse

'Globetrotter' (L. L. Hoffman for Jack Linse, R. 1955). TB, 42" (107 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class-Y5, Blend of rose golden tan and rose tints. Seedling: (('Tobacco Road' x 'Casa Morena') x 'Bryce Canyon') X 'Orangeman'. Hoffman 1956.

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From AIS Bulletin #141, April 1956. Introducing GLOBETROTTER (Linse '56) 42". Midseason. This is a huge golden tan iris, known for several years in the Linse gardens as KING SIZE. Its size is immense, blooms having an 8 inch spread with falls 3 inches across. It is a blended self of rose golden tan, with upper part of the standards and lower part of the falls deep rose. Buff at the sides of the haft and a margin of gold buff around the edges. Beard is yellow. Form and substance are both good, and the tall stalks have three to four branches with terminal. It has proven an excellent parent, being fertile both ways. (Tobacco Road x Casa Morena) x Bryce Canyon} x Orange Man. Each $20. Hoffman's Iris Gardens.

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