Just to clarify: until now, true red iris is the dream of breeders-iris breeders. Anyone who can create a pure red or scarlet variety will receive a special prize for many years, which is kept in the” city of irises ” – in Florence. But even today in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden there are still rare red-brown varieties, which in themselves are a kind of” charms ” and are subject to careful study.
The cultivar ‘DeepFire’ – wine-red, slightly corrugated (image above).
The cultivar ‘Copatonic’ – for many years, there were no flowers that would compare this red-brown variety in beauty. The upper petals are plush, ruby-brown with a red-brown border, the lower ones are red-brown; ruffled.
The cultivar ‘Warrior King’ – reddish-brown with a red tint – an unexpected favorite, the beauty of which conquered all visitors.
The cultivar ‘NewCenturion’ – dark carmine-red, wavy-a contender for decent popularity among red irises.
The cultivar ‘Play with Fire’ iridescent, upper petals crimson, lower velvety, red-brown with a thin crimson rim; strongly corrugated.
The cultivar ‘Salsa Rio’ – maroon with a yellow tinge.
The cultivar ‘Stop the Music’ – the upper petals are wine-red, the lower ones are decorated with a brown-red pattern on a silver-white field with a thin red stripe in the center.
The cultivar ‘Gypsy Caravan’ — the upper petals are amber-golden, the lower ones are red-brown.
The cultivar ‘Arabian’ Story’ – the upper petals are bright yellow, the lower ones are red-brown with a purple tinge; slightly wavy.
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