Difference: TbMidwest (r14 vs. r13)

■(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.

See below:

midwest1.JPGMidwest12BHI.jpgMidwest15BHI.JPGMidwest23kp.JPGMidwest2BHI.JPGmidwest9.JPGmidwest90.JPGrsz midwest-jb.jpg

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References:

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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Midwest12BHI.jpgjpgMidwest12BHI.jpgmanage 79 K 25 Apr 2012 - 15:39 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Midwest15BHI.JPGJPGMidwest15BHI.JPGmanage 1 MB 10 Nov 2015 - 17:51 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Midwest23kp.JPGJPGMidwest23kp.JPGmanage 60 K 07 Jan 2013 - 17:28KentPfeiffer Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012
Midwest2BHI.JPGJPGMidwest2BHI.JPGmanage 2 MB 10 Nov 2015 - 17:53 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
midwest1.JPGJPGmidwest1.JPGmanage 311 K 17 Jun 2020 - 15:39 Main.TLaurin Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.
rsz_midwest-jb.jpgjpgrsz_midwest-jb.jpgmanage 71 K 11 Feb 2013 - 20:15 Main.Harloiris Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.

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