(TB) 'Challenge'

1945, Stevens

'Challenge' ( Mrs. W. R. Stevens, R. 1945). Seedling #1/S119. TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-S6L. 'Inspiration' x 'Caribbean Treasure'.

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From Schreiner’s Iris catalog, 1950: CHALLENGE (Stevens 1950) EM. 34". Here is a rose Iris in a vivid and vibrant shade in a flower of exceptional size. This is quite in contrast to most rose colored Iris which are smaller in size and lack the intensity of coloring of Challenge. Only at rare intervals do the hybridizers give us progress in this lovely coloring. We consider this imposing new Iris an invaluable addition to a very limited color class. Stems are not tall- if they were we would consider this variety one of the most significant advances in its color class in a decade. Illustrated opposite page. $15.00.
CHALLENGE (Stevens) "This big rose will attract the attention of visitors because of its great size combined with rather vivid color. It is somewhat floppy, however, and does not grow tall enough for the big flowers." Jesse E. Wills (Tennessee), “Varietal Comment, Irises Seen in Nashville” _he Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 123, (October 1951): 71.

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