■(TB) 'Amigo'

1934, Williamson

'Amigo' (Edward Bruce Williamson, R. 1933) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class -B9D. Light blue standards, velvety purple falls. The yardstick by which neglectas were measured for many years. Magniferin, a fluorescent orange pigment when observed on the chromatogram under ultraviolet rays, was detected in tests (Wynne 1966) in 'Amigo' and others. Small blooms on thin stalks. Honorable Mention AIS 1936; Award of Merit AIS 1938; Slight fragrance.

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AMIGO. (Wmsn. No. 1565, 1934). (No. 486 X -). A finely finished and very rich neglecta. The very heavy texture and fine form suggesting Dominion make it outstanding in its class. S. arching cupped, obovate, light Lavender Violet. F. flaring, wedge-shaped, deep Hyacinth Violet shading out to light Hyacinth Violet, narrow white margin. Haft, white veined Bay. Style branches same as standards. Beard, orange. Large flowers; 4 inches high and 5 inches wide on 30 inch stems, well-branched; seven flowers to a stalk. $20.00. (Longfield, 1934).
Adamsgrove Iris & Daylilies. (1997). Nursery catalog 1997. The American Iris Society Iris Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1997CatalogAdamgrove/Adamgrove1997.pdf.
See also 'Amigo' on the HIPS website
AMIGO. (Williamson) 1.) Blue-purple bi-color. Light edge around falls is quite distinctive. 2.) Seen several years. A very wonderful outstanding creation. 3.) A heavy, brilliant bicolor, carrying any distance. I have watched this through four successive seasons, have seen it as one, two and three year plants and consider it one of E. B. Williamson's very finest originations. (American Iris Society, 1935, p. 79).
American Iris Society. (1936). Awards of the American Iris Society for 1936. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 63(October 1936), 62.
American Iris Society. (1938). Awards of the American Iris Society for 1938. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 71(October 1938), 37.
AMIGO. This iris had one of its best years and stretched out to thirty inches for the tallest growth I have ever seen in Columbus (Ohio). (American Iris Society, 1946).
AMIGO. (Williamson). Striking color especially in falls but can't see the enthusiasm for it, flowers small on what I saw now two years in succession, stalk short. (Belsley, 1939, p. 16).
AMIGO. As always attracting the eye at once, with its beautiful pale violet blue standards and velvet falls edged reddish; flaring; excellent points all through. (Lewis, 1939).
Longfield Iris Farm. (1934). Williamson iris: Nursery catalog for 1934. The American Iris Society Iris Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1934CatalogLongfieldIris/1934_IRIS_WILLIAMSON_THE_LONG_IRIS_FARM.pdf.
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939. The American Iris Society.
AMIGO. (Williamson 1934), another really fine amoena; the standards are pale violet and the falls black purple with a clearly defined border of almost white. The flowers are not quite so large as in Wabash, but the stalk is fairly well branched. 30". (Pilkington, 1939, p. 32).
Wills, J. (1943). "Of course, I would want AMIGO again as a blue bicolor, with its sharp, striking contrast between the pale blue standards and its rich, velvety falls. AMIGO is also small and low growing, but it blooms regularly, and I do not know of any other that has the same pansy-like effect, except one that will not be introduced until this year." (Wills, 1943). Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 89(April 1943), 14.

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• Colo. blooms started around 5/25/13 -- DebbiHouse - 29 May 2013