1942, Sass
'Minnie Colquitt' (Hans Peter Sass, R. 1941, 42). TB, Midseason to late bloom. Height 36" (91 cm), Color Class-W8D. A massive white plicata, slightly ruffled, with combed standards and broad flaring falls. The petals have a wide edging of purple. Stems 36 inches with wide branching. Probably plicata from 'Maid Of Astolat' lines. Maple Valley Gardens, 1942. Honorable Mention 1943; Award of Merit 1945.
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From Sass catalog, 1948: MINNIE COLQUITT (H. P. Sass, 1942)-A massive white plicata, slightly ruffled, with combed standards and broad flaring falls. The petals have a wide edging of purple. Stems 36 inches with wide branching. $3.00 |
MINNIE COLQUITT (Sass Brothers) -A superb white and purple plicata that is definitely as attractive as its namesake. [Clifford W. Benson (Mo.), “Varietal Comments,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 110 (July 1948): 95.] |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | Minnie Colquitt.jpg | manage | 53 K | 28 Nov 2017 - 13:40 | BobPries | From Schreiners 1952 catalog |
jpg | MinnieColquit02.jpg | manage | 68 K | 31 Mar 2014 - 15:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | MinnieColquit03.jpg | manage | 44 K | 31 Mar 2014 - 15:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | MinnieColquitt01.jpg | manage | 91 K | 26 Nov 2014 - 16:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | MinnieColquitt43kp2.JPG | manage | 74 K | 07 Jan 2013 - 17:30 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012 |
jpg | Minnie_Colquit.jpg | manage | 32 K | 15 Dec 2010 - 14:44 | UnknownUser | Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
JPG | minicolquitt04.JPG | manage | 116 K | 16 Apr 2014 - 14:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | minnie-colquitt3-08.jpg | manage | 59 K | 05 Apr 2015 - 16:25 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | minnie01.jpg | manage | 102 K | 25 Jun 2015 - 01:11 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | minniecol01.JPG | manage | 81 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 03:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | minniecol02.JPG | manage | 82 K | 03 Jul 2014 - 02:56 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |
JPG | minniecol03.JPG | manage | 66 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 03:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg JPG | minniecolquitt03.jpg minniecol04.JPG | manage | 131 188 K | 23 Apr 2017 20 Mar 2019 - 02:06 14:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by The Shady Spot Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
jpg | minniecolquitt03.jpg | manage | 131 K | 23 Apr 2017 - 02:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |