Iris fulva 26/1 Restock each a clear five-petaled cup

each a clear five-petaled cup around a central column of fused stamens

this apricot clone brings a gentler

the stems shoot up fast in the heat

A seldom-seen species with old-world charm

and the fruit feeds robins

Iris fulva 26/1 Restock each a clear five-petaled cupAmong the wild irises of North America, Iris fulva is the one that broke the color rules. Where the family runs to blues, purples, and yellows, the copper iris opens in warm coppery red to burnt orange, a shade no other native iris offers, carried on slender stems in late spring and early summer with a soft, slightly drooping poise. The Latin fulva, meaning tawny or reddish brown, records that unusual color, and the common names, copper iris and red