(TB) 'Royal Fanfare'

1962, Branch

'Royal Fanfare' (Dr. Charles E. Branch, R. 1961). Seedling# 5740. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-V1, Spectrum violet self, tangerine-red beard. 'Mary Randall' X (('Harriet Thoreau' x Hall seedling) x (('Harriet Thoreau' x Hall seedling) x Hall seedling# 4913)). Honorable Mention 1963. Soo-Preme Gard 1962.

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From AIS Bulletin #173, April 1964. ROYAL FANFARE (Dr. Branch '62) ML. 36". Certainly one of the finest modern-day iris to come from Mary Randall breeding; ruffied flowers, wide petals, deep rich color, carried on sturdy, well-branched stalks, as are all of Dr. Branch's splendid iris introductions. $15.00. Robert Young.
ROYAL FANFARE (Branch 1962). This was one of the truly exciting new iris that we saw this year. It is hard to place it in its correct color class, but you won't go wrong in getting it. The very large flowers, of deep lavender, overlaid pink, are excellent in form and substance and very heavily ruffled. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Irises From North Carolina’s Coastal Plains to the Foot of Pikes Peak,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 167 (October 1962): 89.]
ROYAL FANFABE (Branch '63) A truly spectacular rose-orchid of intense color value, large size and excellent form. Certainly an impressive iris in any garden and an excellent performer. [Ralph and Helen Lewis, “Iris from the Carolinas to Iowa and Ohio,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 90
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