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:
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. |
Please do not enter images that are not your own without owners' permission, this is against Wiki policy
"Although the Encyclopedia is free to all, it is supported by Emembership in AIS, If you would like to help sustain this reference, for $15 you can become an Emember, click here."
Interested in Tall Bearded Iris? Please visit the: Tall Bearded Iris Society website.
---
-- Main.RPries - 2011-03-07
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jpg | Midwest12BHI.jpg | manage | 79 K | 25 Apr 2012 - 15:39 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Midwest15BHI.JPG | manage | 1 MB | 10 Nov 2015 - 17:51 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Midwest23kp.JPG | manage | 60 K | 07 Jan 2013 - 17:28 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012 |
JPG | Midwest2BHI.JPG | manage | 2 MB | 10 Nov 2015 - 17:53 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | midwest1.JPG | manage | 311 K | 17 Jun 2020 - 15:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | rsz_midwest-jb.jpg | manage | 71 K | 11 Feb 2013 - 20:15 | Main.Harloiris | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |