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■(TB) 'Midwest'

1922, Sass

'Midwest' (Hans Peter Sass, R 1922) TB. Late midseason bloom. Color Class-W8. Standards flushed and dotted Matthew's purple; falls white, heavily bordered Matthew's purple.

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midwest1.JPGMidwest12BHI.jpgMidwest15BHI.JPGMidwest23kp.JPGMidwest2BHI.JPGmidwest9.JPGmidwest90.JPGrsz midwest-jb.jpg
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From Sarah Toedt’s Springtime Gardens catalog, 1929: MIDWEST — A much ruffled white background plicata solidly stippled with rosy purple, only the center of the falls showing white.
From Indian Spring Farms catalog, 1927: MIDWEST (Sass 1922). A fine ruffled Plicata. S. flushed and dotted Mathew's purple; F. white, heavily bordered the same color. Large flowers of fine form with standards and falls delightfully ruffied. The stalks are low, well branched, and of vigorous growth. 30 inches. $1.00 each.
 
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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Midwest12BHI.jpgjpg Midwest12BHI.jpg manage 79 K 25 Apr 2012 - 15:39 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Midwest15BHI.JPGJPG Midwest15BHI.JPG manage 1 MB 10 Nov 2015 - 17:51 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Midwest23kp.JPGJPG Midwest23kp.JPG manage 60 K 07 Jan 2013 - 17:28 KentPfeiffer Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012
Midwest2BHI.JPGJPG Midwest2BHI.JPG manage 2 MB 10 Nov 2015 - 17:53 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
midwest1.JPGJPG midwest1.JPG manage 311 K 17 Jun 2020 - 15:39 Main.TLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
rsz_midwest-jb.jpgjpg rsz_midwest-jb.jpg manage 71 K 11 Feb 2013 - 20:15 Main.Harloiris Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
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