■(TB) 'Midwest Gem'

1937, Sass

'Midwest Gem' (Hans Peter Sass, R. 1936). Seedling # 78-33. TB. Late midseason bloom. Color Class-S6L. ('Rameses' x 'Cardinal') x 'King Tut' x 'Amitola'). Sass 1937. Honorable Mention 1937.

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References:

American Iris Society. (1937). Report of the awards committee: Awards of the American Iris Society for 1937. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 66(September 1937), 88.
Maple Road Gardens. (1937). Sass iris list 1937. The American Iris Society Iris Encyclopedia. Retrieved from: https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1937CatalogSassJacob/1937_SASS_IRIS_LIST_MAPLE_ROAD_GARDENS.pdf.
MIDWEST GEM (78-33) (H. P. Sass, 1937) Large, light buff pink, flowers with S. domed and falls flaring. Stems branching from center. 36 inches tall. $20.00. (Maple Road Gardens, 1937). Maple Valley Iris Gardens. (1938). Nursery catalog. The American Iris Society Iris Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://wiki.irises.org/pub/Hist/Info1938CatalogMapleValley/Maple%20Valley%20Iris%20Gardens%201938%20searchable.pdf.
McCombes, L. (1948). A critical evaluation of older irises. Bulletin of the American Iris Society, 110 (July 1948), 58: Midwest Gem is a large self of luminous apricot with straight hanging falls subtly blended honey and rose with the added attraction of gold stenciling around the crimpled edges of the entire flower.
From 1944 Schreiner's catalog: MIDWEST GEM (H. Sass 1937) M 36. A luminous peach blend with petals adroitly crimped and serrated in a most ingenious manner. Unusual both in form and coloring it enjoys a place of its own among the blends. The warm peach tone with the falls faintly flushed blush-pink reminds one of a delicious sun-ripened peach. Pleasantly scented. 75 cents.
MIDWEST GEM (H. P. Sass 1937) L. 36 in. A very beautiful new blend of pink and gold, softly combined to make a fresh and glowing color note. The large, full ruffled flowers are wide and flaring and carried gracefully on a well branched stem. H. M., 1937. R. 92. $20.00. (Maple Valley Iris Gardens, 1938, p. 15).

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• stem height poor clay soil 75cm/29", 4 buds/stem, blossom 145x70mm, slight purple at spathe, not basal foliage -- DaveinPA - 02 Jun 2020