Difference: TbElsaSass (r33 vs. r32)

■(TB) 'Elsa Sass'

1939, Sass

'Elsa Sass' ( Hans Peter Sass, R. 1938). TB, Midseason to late bloom plicata. Color Class-Y4L (this is a 'Lemon Ice' or Glaciata). 'Tiffany' X 'Orloff'. Sass, Maple Valley 1939. Honorable Mention 1939, Award Of Merit 1941.

Named for his wife.

1949 Checklist - adds registration date, awards, citations.

1949 Checklist citations: Bull. A.I.S. 73:66 Apr. 1939; A.M., A.I.S, 1941; Bull. A.I.S. 82:3 July 1941. See below:

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References:

From Sass catalog, 1949: ELSA SASS (H. P. Sass, 1939)-Color sulphur yellow, with a white flush in the center of falls. Flowers medium large and of very good substance. Stems 36 inches, low branching. 60c
Elsa Sass, a frilly yellow with an elusive, greenish tone. "It looks soft but it has substance," was Mr. Sass' comment., This blossom was out through yesterday's wind and it is still good." Lucy W. Tinley, "Midwest Iris Notes", A.I.S. Bulletin 75 (December 1939): 18.
 
ELSA SASS (H. Sass)-Beautifully grown in at least three gardens this year, this was most striking and is a very unique shade of yellow. Junius P. Fishburn, "Survey of 1940 Iris Season", A.I.S. Bulletin 78 (July 1940): 54.
From Carl Salbach catalog 1941: ELSA SASS (H. P . Sass 1939). This beautiful new iris has taken the iris critics by storm. It is a complete new "break" in yellows, coming in an entirely new shade. Sometimes call lemon yellow, sometimes sulphur yellow. Produces a very bright spot in the garden. Blooms well above the foliage. Fine form, and good all-around habit. Stock limited. Mid-season. 28". $10.00.
Dreer's 1949 catalog notes "Elsa Sass. 3 ft. Cool and frost-like, sulphur-yellow blooms of medium size, frilled at the edges. 60c each; 3 for $1.50; $4.75 per doz"

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ElsaSass01.JPGJPGElsaSass01.JPGmanage 62 K 22 Nov 2014 - 17:08 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
ElsaSass2BJ.jpgjpgElsaSass2BJ.jpgmanage 82 K 08 Feb 2012 - 16:29 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Blue J Iris
ElsaSassBJ.JPGJPGElsaSassBJ.JPGmanage 52 K 08 Feb 2012 - 16:27 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Blue J Iris
ElsaSassSass39.JPGJPGElsaSassSass39.JPGmanage 30 K 06 Jun 2010 - 14:59KentPfeiffer Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Elsa_Sass.jpgjpgElsa_Sass.jpgmanage 24 K 19 Nov 2010 - 18:00UnknownUser Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
elsa-sass1-08.jpgjpgelsa-sass1-08.jpgmanage 57 K 05 Apr 2015 - 15:58 Main.mikeu Photo by Mike Unser
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elsasass01.jpgjpgelsasass01.jpgmanage 18 K 12 Sep 2014 - 20:43 Main.TLaurin Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom
elsasass1.JPGelsasass09.JPGJPGelsasass1.JPG elsasass09.JPG manage447 108 K 10 May 2018 21 Mar 2020 - 22:35 11:54 Main.TLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The AIS Archives Pickle Barrel Collection.
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