Tall Bearded Iris 'Rameses'

'Rameses' 1928. [(King Tut) x (Baldwin)] Hans Peter Sass. TB-36in-Mid-Late Season Bloomtime. Honorable Mention (HM)1931. American Dykes ...Read MoreMedal Winner for 1932. Rameses is the Most Beautiful Historic Pink Iris their is in My Opinion! Like 'Indian Chief' by Ayres, it's slow to start, but once it's established, it will take off and multiply like a weed! Rameses does not like to be dug up and disturbed. I have some Rameses from 3 different vendors that were from 3 different climate zones. One I bought verified as Rameses, one was a noid given to me and some were bonuses verified from a vendor out west, and all of them took 2-3 years to re-establish themselves and bloom, as even if fans are old and large, they like to be in a colony together to bloom. We specialize in really old historic iris, particularly very old pinks, and for the past few years have been trying to grow as many pre 1950's pinks we can get our hands on, and let me tell you, Rameses, is by far, the most perfect, best historic pink that we grow, and has probably ever been created, followed only by 'Melanie', 'Miss California', 'Easter Bonnet' and 'Alpine Glow' by Kleinsorge. So if you are looking for the Very Best Old Rose Pink Iris, Stop looking! You have found it!
This plant was created by Hans Peter Sass. Sass was born in Alt Duvestedt, Germany and immigrated here as a teenager with his parents in 1884. They Settled on a Farm Near Omaha, Nebraska, where both His Parents and him did general farming labor. By 1903 He had saved enough money to buy 80 Acres of Property of His own near Washington, Nebraska where Him and Later his Brother Jacob Sass, who had bought a farm near Omaha, and who later created Dykes medal winner 'The Red Douglas', could for their parents, who had taught them their love of botany and flowers ; create some of the Best Classic American Irises Ever Bred. 'ALL' of the H.P. Sass, J. Sass, and Sass Brothers Registered Irises with Correct Bloomtimes! are now in Plantfiles here at DG! just do a Specific Search for Common Name: Iris and Hybridizer: Sass , and they are Yours to Enjoy! It's Great to See a Complete list of Sass Iris, many of them with pictures! all in a Row!

Awards: Dykes Medal 1932