■(TB) 'Seeing Red'

1967, Schortman

'Seeing Red' (William Schortman, R. 1966). Seedling# 6422. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early, midseason and late bloom. Color Class-R1D, Maroon self. 'Tall Chief' X 'Grand Surprise'. Schortman 1967.

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From AIS Bulletin #185 April 1967 Introducing SEEING RED. 36". After years of red breeding we had to make this beautifully ruffled maroon available to you. $35.00. Schortman's Iris Garden.
SEEING RED (Schortman '68). A near-perfect approach to red. Out of Tall Chief, it has height, branching and smoothness going for it. Most satisfactory, and a good pod parent. [Tell Muhlestein, “Twenty-five Irises That Have Performed Well for Me,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 199 (October 1970): 49.]

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