■(TB) 'Bronze Brocade'

1948, Nesmith

'Bronze Brocade' (Elizabeth Nesmith, R. 1947). TB. Midseason/Late bloom. Color Class_R6M. 'Mexico' x 'Sequatchie'.

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BRONZE BROCADE (Nesmith 1948) M. L. The name is most descriptive of this lustrous warm blend of copper red, and tobacco brown. The standards are bronzy red, very broad and roundly domed with strong midrib. The semi-flaring and ruffled falls have a brown undercolor flushed Corinthian purple around the bronzy gold beard. There is a darker band of Kaiser brown bordering both standards and falls. Heavy substanced flowers. Strong vigorous growth with 10 or more blooms on 5 way branching stalk. Described by an iris judge as "a lovely copper blend with a dark copper band around the edges. 40 in. $20.00. Fairmount Gardens Catalog, Lowell, Massachusetts, Introductions for 1948.

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