1932, Essig
'Sierra Blue' (Edward Essig, 1930) TB, Midseason bloom. Color Class-B1M. 'Souv. De Mme Gaudichau' X 'Santa Barbara'. Millikin 1932. Honorable Mention 1933; American Dykes Medal 1935.
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From Milliken Gardens catalog, 1932: SIERRA BLUE (Essig, 1932). An exceptionally smooth, refined flower of very clear soft blue tone and good substance. The neat, flaring falls and trim standards have an immediate appeal to all who admire well-bred and really beautiful self-colored flowers. The stems are slender, well-branched and carry the flowers gracefully three or four feet above the ground. Both in the originator's gardens at Berkeley, and in the trial and show gardens of the introducer at Pasadena, this variety has received unstinted praise. $5.00 |
Sierra Blue: (Essig). While a wonderful blue, stalks not strong enough. [Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 19.] |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | SierraBlue01.JPG | manage | 50 K | 05 Dec 2014 - 20:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |
JPG | SierraBlue04.JPG | manage | 118 K | 09 Dec 2016 - 03:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by The Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
JPG | SierraBlueBHI.JPG | manage | 141 K | 22 Nov 2011 - 23:48 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | SierraBlueRT.jpg | manage | 29 K | 22 Jan 2012 - 20:30 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Rick Tasco |
jpg | Sierra_Blue_Mike_Lowe.jpg | manage | 20 K | 25 Aug 2010 - 12:56 | UnknownUser | Curtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | Sierra_Blue_TB_Essig_1932.jpg | manage | 69 K | 21 Sep 2014 - 21:33 | Main.georgebacon | Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | Sierra_Blue_fl.jpg | manage | 69 K | 20 Feb 2011 - 10:16 | IrisP | |
jpg | sierrablue01.jpg | manage | 147 K | 04 Apr 2017 - 13:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Howard Dash |
jpg | sierrablue02.jpg | manage | 73 K | 15 May 2014 - 19:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | sierrablue04.jpg | manage | 61 K | 22 Jul 2014 - 19:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | sierrablue2.jpg | manage | 135 K | 15 Apr 2016 - 20:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Howard Dash |
JPG | sierrablue3.JPG | manage | 376 K | 25 Jul 2018 - 20:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | sierrablue4.JPG | manage | 837 K | 25 Jul 2018 - 20:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | sierrablueIC.jpg | manage | 17 K | 13 Dec 2011 - 00:55 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Iris City Gardens |