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From AIS Bulletin #193 April 1969 Introducing SHIPSHAPE (Sanford Babson). TB. 38". (Epic X Pacific Panorama) Very large, VERY wide medium blue. Also popular at the 1968 convention and going fast. NET $25.00. Melrose Gardens. |
SHIPSHAPE is a very broad, very beautiful medium blue that has the best blue color of any iris I know. The hafts are so wide they touch, and the entire flower is heavily ruffled. It is an improvement on its Dykes winning parent, PACIFIC PANORAMA, and has so many good qualities it should win a Dykes itself. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 14.] |
SHIPSHAPE (Babson) - Tall and stately medium to dark blue Dykes winner. Does well in parts of the country where most of Babson's and other Californians' varieties are historically tender. Broad, lightly ruffled flowers. [Perry Dyer, “A Tall bearded Collection for the Beginner”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 237 (April 1980): 37.] |
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Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.) |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | Shipshape271004.jpg | manage | 20 K | 10 Nov 2010 - 18:55 | ColleenModra | Colleen Modra Photo |
jpg | ShipShapeAA.jpg | manage | 33 K | 19 Feb 2011 - 19:43 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
jpg | ShipshapeEI.jpg | manage | 38 K | 19 Dec 2012 - 18:01 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | Shipshape1.jpg | manage | 41 K | 26 Apr 2016 - 02:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
JPG | ShipshapePTL02.JPG | manage | 51 K | 05 Jun 2018 - 10:36 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Pat Cantor |
JPG | Shipshape12JD.JPG | manage | 54 K | 03 May 2012 - 14:09 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Joe Daugherty |
JPG | shipshape13.JPG | manage | 55 K | 24 Feb 2014 - 20:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
jpg | ShipShape06.jpg | manage | 62 K | 11 Oct 2018 - 18:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sunshine Iris Nursery-Australia. |
JPG | ShipshapePTL05.JPG | manage | 62 K | 05 Jun 2018 - 10:39 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Pata Cantor |
jpg | shipshape05.jpg | manage | 62 K | 22 Jul 2014 - 19:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | shipshape6.jpg | manage | 62 K | 18 Nov 2017 - 03:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania |
jpg | SHIPSHAPE03.jpg | manage | 63 K | 23 Apr 2014 - 18:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Igor Khorosh,Ukraine |
JPG | DShipshape.JPG | manage | 65 K | 02 Jun 2011 - 02:08 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Schreiner's Gardens. |
JPG | shipshape12.JPG | manage | 65 K | 24 Feb 2014 - 20:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
jpg | Shipshape02.jpg | manage | 66 K | 10 Apr 2014 - 19:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | Shipshape_fl.jpg | manage | 70 K | 20 Feb 2011 - 10:18 | IrisP | |
JPG | ShipshapeBabson68.JPG | manage | 71 K | 06 Jun 2010 - 23:28 | KentPfeiffer | Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska |
JPG | DSCN3114.JPG | manage | 72 K | 02 Jun 2011 - 02:10 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Schreiner's Gardens. |
JPG | Shipshape__Babson_1969.JPG | manage | 73 K | 21 Dec 2009 - 17:00 | Main.Laymont+ | by Dejoux in my garden : sud-ouest France |
JPG | shipshape06.JPG | manage | 74 K | 24 Aug 2015 - 21:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden |
JPG | shipshape07.JPG | manage | 76 K | 30 Aug 2021 - 19:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | shipshape11.jpg | manage | 76 K | 15 Nov 2013 - 19:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
jpg | shipshape03.jpg | manage | 77 K | 28 Jun 2015 - 01:55 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | shipshape04.JPG | manage | 77 K | 17 Jun 2014 - 02:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | shipshape021.jpg | manage | 89 K | 18 Feb 2021 - 13:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | shipshape02.jpg | manage | 92 K | 04 May 2015 - 19:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | shipshape7.jpg | manage | 93 K | 05 Sep 2018 - 19:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Antanas Markevicius-Geles Iris Garden-Lithuania. |
jpg | shipshape4.jpg | manage | 99 K | 03 Sep 2016 - 02:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
JPG | Shipshape2.JPG | manage | 110 K | 09 Dec 2016 - 03:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | shipshape2.jpg | manage | 136 K | 01 Jan 2023 - 21:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Holly Johnson |
jpg | Shipshape4.jpg | manage | 144 K | 19 Sep 2017 - 02:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Amazing Iris Garden-New Zealand |
JPG | Shipshape05.JPG | manage | 149 K | 02 Jun 2015 - 02:15 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Glanavon Iris Patch-New Zealand |
JPG | Shipshape1.JPG | manage | 150 K | 01 Sep 2016 - 11:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | shipshape5.jpg | manage | 152 K | 11 Mar 2017 - 16:52 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Antanas Markevicius-Geles Iris Garden-Lithuania. |
jpg | ShipShape05.jpg | manage | 166 K | 02 May 2021 - 15:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sunshine Iris Nursery-Australia |
jpg | shipshape051.jpg | manage | 186 K | 09 Feb 2021 - 22:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | shipshape8.jpg | manage | 204 K | 13 Jul 2022 - 22:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
JPG | shipshape9.JPG | manage | 212 K | 25 Mar 2020 - 14:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
JPG | shipshape09.JPG | manage | 239 K | 27 Feb 2020 - 15:52 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Gerard Raffaelli-France |