Watchfire
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Stevens R 1947, I 1948
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1940-1949
Fall Color:
Brown/Rust
Standard Color:
Brown/Rust
Pattern:
Blend
Beard Color:
Gold/Tan
Hybridizer:
Stevens J

Full Description

M 38″

From Schreiner’s Iris Lover’s Catalog 1953: “Watchfire was our choice from a whole series of blends characterized by their splendid height and better than usual branching. We believe that  the breeders specializing in the development of blends will be intensely interested when they behold the ramrod stiff, well branched stems. A copper with a red cast whose brilliant colors are carried aloft and send their beams across the garden attracting and holding one’s attention. A wonderful clump.”

Color Class-R6M. ‘Autumn Splendour’ x ‘Copper Rose’.