1956, Sass
'Dotted Swiss' (Henry Sass, R. 1956). Seedling 52-110. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-W2, White-ground plicata, marked blue. Four generations of blue and white plicata breeding X 5 generations of ( 'Quivera' x 'Wambliska') with yellow plicata, 'Jake' and 'Flora Zenor'added. Sass 1956. High Commendation 1955; Honorable Mention 1956; Judges' Choice 1957; Award of Merit 1958.
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From Sass catalog, 1956: DOTTED SWISS-A Blue and White Plicata heavily marked clear medium Blue. H.C. 1955. 35". $25.00 |
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: DOTTED SWISS (Sass '56) EM-36". Widely heralded large blue plicata everyone seems to want. A gorgeous flower, with the white ground sanded & dotted in a clear shade of pastel blue. A very showy connoisseur's Iris, much used by the breeders. Already its pollen has yielded the new Crown Point & Full Circle. JC'57, AM-58. Regularly $3.00; on $10 order $1.95; on $25 order $1.40; 3 for $4.00. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | DottedSwiss12BHI.jpg | manage | 99 K | 17 Apr 2012 - 18:43 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | IMG_6511.jpg | manage | 64 K | 17 Feb 2017 - 17:38 | Main.davepote | Taken in Doris Rebert's garden 2015, Westminster, MD |
jpg | Dotted_Swiss-3.jpg | manage | 71 K | 10 Jan 2010 - 18:14 | GaryKeller | G Keller Zone 6 May 12 |
JPG | DottedSwiss.JPG | manage | 67 K | 06 Jun 2010 - 14:41 | KentPfeiffer | Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska |
jpg | Dotted_Swiss_Sass_1956.jpg | manage | 70 K | 22 Dec 2009 - 11:20 | Main.Laymont+ | by Dejoux in my garden : sud-ouest France |
JPG | DottedSwiss01.JPG | manage | 59 K | 11 Dec 2014 - 17:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | DottedSwiss5.jpg | manage | 73 K | 28 Nov 2013 - 16:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
JPG | dottedswiss01.JPG | manage | 81 K | 28 Aug 2014 - 19:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | dottedswiss02.JPG | manage | 75 K | 27 Jun 2014 - 19:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |
JPG | dottedswiss03.JPG | manage | 90 K | 27 Jun 2014 - 19:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |
JPG | dottedswiss04.JPG | manage | 57 K | 01 Dec 2014 - 17:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | dottedswiss05.JPG | manage | 819 K | 25 Feb 2019 - 15:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada |
JPG | dottedswiss1.JPG | manage | 636 K | 10 May 2018 - 03:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss11.JPG | manage | 159 K | 12 Jun 2020 - 01:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss2.JPG | manage | 561 K | 10 May 2018 - 03:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss22.JPG | manage | 156 K | 12 Jun 2020 - 01:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss3.JPG | manage | 585 K | 10 May 2018 - 03:05 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss33.JPG | manage | 151 K | 12 Jun 2020 - 01:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | dottedswiss4.JPG | manage | 148 K | 12 Jun 2020 - 01:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |