1933, Grinter
'Missouri' (J. H. Grinter, R. 1933) TB 40" Midseason bloom. Color Code-B3M. ('Blue Ribbon' X 'Sensation'). Honorable Mention 1933; Award of Merit 1935; American Dykes Medal 1937.
Also listed in the following nursery catalogs: Fairmount 1946
See below:
From Carl Salbach catalog, 1936: Missouri. A very fine rich blue having a smooth, enamel-like finish. Highly praised in the Mid-West, and without uestion, one of the best new blue iris. Raised by a breeder who has made a specialty of blue iris. Mid-season to late. $4.50. |
From Cooley's Gardens catalog for 1937: "Clear, clean blue, of sensational size. There has never been sufficient stock to supply the demand for this iris, declared by some observers to be the last word in its color." |
Missouri (Grinter) --disappointing. G. L. Pilkington, "Iris Notes", A.I.S. Bulletin 74 (July 1939): 31. |
Missouri: (Grinter). The most wonderful blue on cloudy days but shows a violet sheen in the sun. Well deserving of its award. Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 18. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | missouri.jpg | manage | 67 K | 10 Feb 2011 - 15:22 | Main.avmoran | |
jpg | missouri_fl.jpg | manage | 72 K | 18 Feb 2011 - 06:26 | IrisP | |
JPG | Missourikp2.JPG | manage | 60 K | 07 Jan 2013 - 17:41 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on May 4, 2012 |
jpg | Missouri_Mile_Lowe.jpg | manage | 38 K | 25 Aug 2010 - 12:08 | UnknownUser | Curtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS site |
jpg | missouri01.jpg | manage | 140 K | 05 Jun 2020 - 15:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | Missouri01.JPG missouri9.JPG | manage | 51 246 K | 26 Nov 2014 07 Jun 2022 - 16:52 01:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Kate Brewitt-Aurora Borealis Iris Garden Garden, Aurora, ON- Canada |
JPG | Missouri02.JPG Missouri01.JPG | manage | 81 51 K | 24 Aug 2021 26 Nov 2014 - 15:29 16:52 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg JPG | missouri11-20.jpg Missouri02.JPG | manage | 344 81 K | 15 Nov 2020 24 Aug 2021 - 20:38 15:29 | Main.mikeu Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mike Unser Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | missouri14-20.jpg missouri11-20.jpg | manage | 194 344 K | 15 Nov 2020 - 20:37 20:38 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri15-20.jpg missouri14-20.jpg | manage | 190 194 K | 15 Nov 2020 - 20:37 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri16-20.jpg missouri15-20.jpg | manage | 378 190 K | 15 Nov 2020 - 20:37 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri2-12.jpg missouri16-20.jpg | manage | 56 378 K | 05 Apr 2015 15 Nov 2020 - 15:53 20:37 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri2-jb.jpg missouri2-12.jpg | manage | 48 56 K | 21 Feb 2013 05 Apr 2015 - 19:32 15:53 | Main.Harloiris Main.mikeu | photo Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri6-20.jpg missouri2-jb.jpg | manage | 352 48 K | 15 Nov 2020 21 Feb 2013 - 20:39 19:32 | Main.mikeu Main.Harloiris | Photo photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri8-20.jpg missouri6-20.jpg | manage | 145 352 K | 15 Nov 2020 - 20:39 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri9-20.jpg missouri8-20.jpg | manage | 388 145 K | 15 Nov 2020 - 20:38 20:39 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | missouri-X2.jpg missouri9-20.jpg | manage | 313 388 K | 18 Feb 2016 15 Nov 2020 - 23:42 20:38 | BrockHeilman Main.mikeu | Please contact Brock Heilman Photo by Mike Unser for image use. |
jpg | missouri-X2.jpg | manage | 313 K | 18 Feb 2016 - 23:42 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |