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■(SIB) 'Ships Are Sailing'

1998, Schafer/Sacks

'Ships are Sailing' (Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks, R. 1998). Seedling S92-19-1. SIB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards light blue (RHS 97C) ground, darker bluebird blue (94B/C) shading and veining, light blue (97D) 1/8" edge; style arms pearly pale blue, darker midrib; falls darker bluebird blue (94A/B), deeper (93A) veining, light blue (97D) 1/8" edge; signal small, yellow gold with heavy deep blue violet veining; lightly ruffled. Seedling S86-8-1: ('Forrest McCord' x 'Springs Brook') X seedling S89-23-4: (seedling S85-6-6: ('Star Cluster' x 'Ruffled Velvet') x 'Isabelle'). Joe Pye Weed 1998. Honorable Mention 2001; Award of Merit 2003; Morgan-Wood Medal 2007.

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References:

From AIS Bulletin #309 April 1998 Introducing SHIPS ARE SAILING - SIBERIAN. Schafer/Sacks (Seedling No. S92-19-1), 35", M. This blue-violet bitone with quiet white signals combines mid and darker blue with light blue 1/8" rims which highlight the entire flower. Vigorous and floriferous. (Forrest McCord x Springs Brook) X ((Star Cluster x Ruffled Velvet) x Isabelle). $30.00. Joe Pye Weed's Garden.
 

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-- MichaelGreenfield - 2010-01-16
  • SIB 'Ships Are Sailing' was blooming at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, approximately, June 4-11, in 2017. -- HollyJohnson2017-04-01 - 10 Aug 2017
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2009_SIB_ShipsAreSailing.jpgjpg 2009_SIB_ShipsAreSailing.jpg manage 42 K 13 Jun 2010 - 04:06 Main.wilsonjh Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
IMG_4896-X2_ships_are_sailing.jpgjpg IMG_4896-X2_ships_are_sailing.jpg manage 276 K 21 Feb 2016 - 04:39 BrockHeilman Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.
ShipsAreSailing01.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailing01.jpg manage 24 K 06 Oct 2014 - 02:43 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chapman Iris
ShipsAreSailing02.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailing02.jpg manage 29 K 06 Oct 2014 - 02:45 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chapman Iris
ShipsAreSailing03.JPGJPG ShipsAreSailing03.JPG manage 337 K 12 Jan 2017 - 04:03 Main.TLaurin Photo by Homestead Farms Nursery
ShipsAreSailing04.JPGJPG ShipsAreSailing04.JPG manage 261 K 12 Jan 2017 - 04:05 Main.TLaurin Photo by Homestead Farms Nursery
ShipsAreSailing3.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailing3.jpg manage 132 K 01 Mar 2022 - 03:41 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
ShipsAreSailing4.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailing4.jpg manage 202 K 29 Jan 2017 - 04:05 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
ShipsAreSailing5198.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailing5198.jpg manage 53 K 25 Feb 2011 - 16:35 Main.mshadow Photo by Marilyn Campbell
ShipsAreSailingImage7.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailingImage7.jpg manage 38 K 25 Feb 2011 - 16:34 Main.mshadow Photo by Marilyn Campbell
ShipsAreSailingJPW.jpgjpg ShipsAreSailingJPW.jpg manage 74 K 10 Feb 2010 - 16:33 Main.mshadow Joe Pye Weed's Garden
Ships_Are_Sailing.jpgjpg Ships_Are_Sailing.jpg manage 43 K 16 Jan 2010 - 00:55 MichaelGreenfield Photo by John Bruce
ShipsareSailing01.jpegjpeg ShipsareSailing01.jpeg manage 67 K 30 Mar 2015 - 14:40 Main.TLaurin Photo by AIS Archives
Shipsaresailing4.JPGJPG Shipsaresailing4.JPG manage 77 K 20 Jun 2013 - 02:27 Main.TLaurin Photo by Ensata Gardens
SibShipsAreSailingNH.jpgjpg SibShipsAreSailingNH.jpg manage 78 K 23 Jun 2013 - 13:16 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Nyla Hughes
shipsaresailing03.jpgjpg shipsaresailing03.jpg manage 188 K 20 Jun 2017 - 14:22 Main.TLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson-Taken at MN Landscape Arboretum
shipsaresailing04.jpgjpg shipsaresailing04.jpg manage 56 K 08 Jul 2013 - 22:43 Main.TLaurin Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens
shipsaresailing05.jpgjpg shipsaresailing05.jpg manage 70 K 10 Nov 2017 - 14:44 Main.TLaurin Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania
shipsaresailing08.jpgjpg shipsaresailing08.jpg manage 142 K 09 Jul 2020 - 15:42 Main.TLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens taken at Historic Museum at Fort Missoula
shipsaresailing11.jpgjpg shipsaresailing11.jpg manage 44 K 10 Oct 2013 - 15:37 Main.TLaurin Photo by Loktev's Iris Garden-Russia
shipsaresailing12.jpgjpg shipsaresailing12.jpg manage 98 K 13 Feb 2014 - 23:26 Main.TLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
shipsaresailing13.jpgjpg shipsaresailing13.jpg manage 76 K 13 Feb 2014 - 23:27 Main.TLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
shipsaresailing14.JPGJPG shipsaresailing14.JPG manage 57 K 27 Feb 2014 - 17:04 Main.TLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
shipsaresailing15.JPGJPG shipsaresailing15.JPG manage 64 K 27 Feb 2014 - 17:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
shipsaresailing16.JPGJPG shipsaresailing16.JPG manage 110 K 27 Feb 2014 - 17:07 Main.TLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
shipsaresailing6.jpgjpg shipsaresailing6.jpg manage 139 K 20 Jun 2017 - 21:57 Main.TLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson-Taken at MN Landscape Arboretum
shipsaresailing60.jpgjpg shipsaresailing60.jpg manage 176 K 27 Dec 2022 - 03:11 Main.TLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson
shipsaresailing7.jpgjpg shipsaresailing7.jpg manage 27 K 08 Mar 2013 - 16:57 Main.TLaurin Photo by Aitken's Salmon Creek Iris Garden
shipsaresailingIMG_7540.JPGJPG shipsaresailingIMG_7540.JPG manage 122 K 31 Jan 2012 - 16:46 Main.mshadow Photo by Marilyn Campbell
Topic revision: r34 - 27 Dec 2022, TLaurin
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