(IB) 'Silver Ribbon'
1926, Williamson
'Silver Ribbon' (
E. B. Williamson, 1926). TB. Midseason late bloom. Color Class-R7M. (Parentage lost). Longfield Iris Farm 1926. Not registered.
Nursery Listings (1939 Check List): Longfield (Williamson) 1926, 1938; Peckham 1938.

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From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: SILVER RIBBON (Williamson 1926). A self-colored flower of heavy texture, deep pink, with a distinct pale band down the center of each fall, prominent yellow beard. A strong, vigorous grower with stout stems. The large blooms have unusual carrying quality for a pink Iris and make a beautiful showing even at a great distance. 30 inches. $2.00 each. |
American Iris Society, Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939, (p. 498). American Iris Society |
Williamson, E.B., Longfield Iris Farm (Bluffton, Ind.), & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1929). The Longfield Iris Farm : [catalog] (p. 12). Longfield Iris Farm. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44352293 |
Longfield Iris Farm (Bluffton, Ind.) & Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. (1926). Price list with descriptions of varieties (p. 4). Longfield Iris Farm. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44425525 |
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