origination:
Echt Klasse (German EKT Klasse) Hollingsworth/Reinermann 2000. Parentage seed, Karl Rosenfield; pollen #95 (Officinals X Peregina). First bloomed before 1980. Semi-double, herbaceous hybrid, scarlet red, light yellow anthers. Flat form, twenty or more guard petals. Large flower set close to the bush, 24-26 inches in height. Large flower, medium green foliage, erect stems. Blooms early to midseason. Summer deciduous. Has pollen and stamens. One bud per stem.
Echt Klasse (Hollingsworth /Reinermann, 2000) EM-M. Semi-Double, many smooth petals of shining, intense scarlet red surround a small center of light yellow stamens and velvety white carpels, filaments red. Large flowers set close to the bush, medium low, 24-26 inches. Smooth leaflets, medium green, good grower. May shut down when stressed by heat and drought, the performance not diminished. Parentage (Karl Rosenfield x Good Cheer). Named by Werner Reinermann, Schoppinger Iris Garden of Germany. (Pronounce the name EKT KLOSS-e.)
Elizabeth Babb on webshots 2005:
