■(TB) 'Minnie Colquitt'
1942, Sass
'Minnie Colquitt' (
Hans Peter Sass, R. 1941, 42). TB, Midseason to late bloom. Height 36" (91 cm), Color Class-W8D. A massive white plicata, slightly ruffled, with combed standards and broad flaring falls. The petals have a wide edging of purple. Stems 36 inches with wide branching. Probably plicata from
'Maid Of Astolat' lines. Maple Valley Gardens, 1942. Honorable Mention 1943; Award of Merit 1945.
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From Sass catalog, 1948: MINNIE COLQUITT (H. P. Sass, 1942)-A massive white plicata, slightly ruffled, with combed standards and broad flaring falls. The petals have a wide edging of purple. Stems 36 inches with wide branching. $3.00 |
MINNIE COLQUITT (Sass Brothers) -A superb white and purple plicata that is definitely as attractive as its namesake. [Clifford W. Benson (Mo.), “Varietal Comments,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 110 (July 1948): 95.] |
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