Difference: TbMinnieColquitt (r25 vs. r24)

■(TB) 'Minnie Colquitt'

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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Minnie Colquitt.jpgjpgMinnie Colquitt.jpgmanage 53 K 28 Nov 2017 - 13:40BobPries From Schreiners 1952 catalog
MinnieColquit02.jpgjpgMinnieColquit02.jpgmanage 68 K 31 Mar 2014 - 15:27 Main.TLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
MinnieColquit03.jpgjpgMinnieColquit03.jpgmanage 44 K 31 Mar 2014 - 15:28 Main.TLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
MinnieColquitt01.jpgjpgMinnieColquitt01.jpgmanage 91 K 26 Nov 2014 - 16:32 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
MinnieColquitt43kp2.JPGJPGMinnieColquitt43kp2.JPGmanage 74 K 07 Jan 2013 - 17:30KentPfeiffer Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on April 24, 2012
Minnie_Colquit.jpgjpgMinnie_Colquit.jpgmanage 32 K 15 Dec 2010 - 14:44UnknownUser Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
minicolquitt04.JPGJPGminicolquitt04.JPGmanage 116 K 16 Apr 2014 - 14:17 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
minnie-colquitt3-08.jpgjpgminnie-colquitt3-08.jpgmanage 59 K 05 Apr 2015 - 16:25 Main.mikeu Photo by Mike Unser
minnie01.jpgjpgminnie01.jpgmanage 102 K 25 Jun 2015 - 01:11 Main.TLaurin Photo by Exline Iris Garden
minniecol01.JPGJPGminniecol01.JPGmanage 81 K 02 Dec 2014 - 03:47 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
minniecol02.JPGJPGminniecol02.JPGmanage 82 K 03 Jul 2014 - 02:56 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bee Warburton
minniecol03.JPGJPGminniecol03.JPGmanage 66 K 02 Dec 2014 - 03:48 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5.
minniecolquitt03.jpgminniecol04.JPGjpg JPG minniecolquitt03.jpg minniecol04.JPG manage131 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
minniecolquitt03.jpgjpgminniecolquitt03.jpgmanage 131 K 23 Apr 2017 - 02:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot

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