■(SDB) 'Little Chestnut'

1971, Brizendine

'Little Chestnut' (Mildred Brizendine, R. 1970). Seedling# MB-31-67. SDB, 10" (25 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards deep brown-orange; falls dark brown; brown beard. Seedling# 24-62: ('Zing' sibling# 6 x 'Zing' sibling# 7) X Seedling# 18-62: 'Zing' x 'Brassie'). Brizendine 1971. Honorable Mention 1972.

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LITTLE CHESTNUT (Brizendine '71)-A rightly named tailored SDB, one done in shades of brown (orange-brown standards, dark brown falls). It is a profuse bloomer that adds a new color note to the early iris garden. [Joe Gatty, “A Median Review,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Vol. 55, No. 214 (July 1974): 56.]
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