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■(TB) 'Purissima'

1927, Mohr-Mitchell

'Purissima' (William Mohr- Sydney B. Mitchell, R. 1927) TB, 48", Midseason bloom. Color Class-WW. Standards and falls pure white; good form; heavy substance. 'Argentina' x 'Conquistador'.

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From Carl Salbach catalog, 1927: PURISSIMA. It is going to be very hard to improve on this Argentina X Conquistador seed- ling for a pure white of great size, perfect form and heavy substance, this last a most importantfactor in white irises. These qualities, with its vigor and its tall branched stems, account for the rating of 96 given it by a jury of A.I.S members, all seedling raisers themselves, who judged it in the garden last season. This is the variety referred to by Mr. Jacob Sass in A.I.S. Bulletin 21, page 36, which he says he doesn’t expect to see surpassed. $ 25.00.
From J. C. Nicholls catalog, 1931: p. 8. PURRISSIMA (Mitchell 1927) 46 inches. $4.00. Large wonderful white. Thrives and blooms here[Ithaca, NY] if given perfect drainage and if no covering be used for winter. Clear bottom of plants in spring to let in the sunrays.
 


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Purissima01.JPGJPG Purissima01.JPG manage 44 K 04 Dec 2014 - 14:57 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Purissima02.JPEGJPEG Purissima02.JPEG manage 9 K 10 May 2014 - 14:10 Main.TLaurin Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
Purissima04.JPGJPG Purissima04.JPG manage 95 K 26 Aug 2016 - 03:20 Main.TLaurin Photo by The Shady Spot
Purissima12BHI.jpgjpg Purissima12BHI.jpg manage 57 K 29 Apr 2012 - 20:36 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
PurissimaRT.jpgjpg PurissimaRT.jpg manage 27 K 22 Jan 2012 - 20:01 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Rick Tasco
purissima01.jpgjpg purissima01.jpg manage 44 K 07 Jun 2017 - 20:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada
purissima_fl.jpgjpg purissima_fl.jpg manage 42 K 12 Aug 2012 - 16:34 IrisP  
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