1939, Sass
'Prairie Sunset' (Hans Peter Sass, R. 1936) TB , Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-S9L. Apricot, rose pink, and copper blend. 'Sandalwood' X 'Amitola'. Sass 1939. Honorable Mention 1937; Award of Merit 1941; American Dykes Medal 1943.
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From Sass catalog, 1948: PRAIRIE SUNSET (Hans Sass, 1939)- Flowers large and of heavy substance. Color as to Ridgeway Onion Skin Pink and Vinaceous Tawny, with some lustre added. 36-ineh stems, fair branching. (Dykes Medal, 1943). $1.50 |
PRAIRIE SUNSET - Our next visit, some ten days later, took us straight to Midwest Gardens for a call on Prairie Sunset. I wondered whether I should recognize it after a year had passed, but though it stood in another place among many seedlings, there was no mistaking it. It still held its own-tops over all. It was close to forty inches-not quite so tall as last year. At that time I had examined it most painstakingly and made careful notes. There was, I recall, a very faint line of purple at the edge of the standards and a greenish tinge to the midrib. Neither of those points was visible this year. The flower was a smooth, satiny shining gold with a pinkish flush, but very little pink. If it were not for the shining quality the color might be a little dull, but it is pure gold-not tan. The appearance of heavy substance gives its look of superiority. [Lucy W. Tinley, "Midwest Iris Notes", A.I.S. Bulletin 75 (December 1939): 18.] |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | PrairieSunsetSass39.JPG | manage | 65 K | 06 Jun 2010 - 23:20 | KentPfeiffer | Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska |
JPG | PrairieSunsetkp.JPG | manage | 46 K | 12 Jan 2011 - 20:34 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on May 17, 2010 |
jpg | prairie_sunset_fl.jpg | manage | 44 K | 19 Feb 2011 - 07:07 | IrisP | |
JPG | PrairieSunsetakpa.JPG | manage | 44 K | 24 Dec 2012 - 21:02 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on May 4, 2012 |
jpg | rsz_prairiesunset-jb.jpg | manage | 71 K | 11 Feb 2013 - 20:56 | Main.Harloiris | photo courtesy Nancy McDonald |
jpg | Prarie__Sunset.jpg | manage | 320 K | 25 Jan 2014 - 20:59 | Main.Rebelsher | Prairie Sunset Tall Bearded Iris Photo ©2013 Sherry Harris (Hi Desert Iris & Daylily Society) |
jpg | Prairie_Sunset_2.jpg | manage | 335 K | 25 Jan 2014 - 21:00 | Main.Rebelsher | Prairie Sunset Tall Bearded Iris Photo ©2013 Sherry Harris (Hi Desert Iris & Daylily Society) |
JPEG | PrairieSunset02.JPEG | manage | 15 K | 10 May 2014 - 14:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | prairiesunset01.jpg | manage | 49 K | 22 Aug 2014 - 14:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
JPG | PrairieSunset01.JPG | manage | 107 K | 04 Dec 2014 - 04:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | Prarie01.jpg | manage | 103 K | 25 Mar 2015 - 14:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Paul Black |
jpg | prairie-sunset1-12.jpg | manage | 86 K | 05 Apr 2015 - 15:49 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | prairie01.jpg | manage | 65 K | 03 May 2015 - 02:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden |
JPG | PrairieSunset03.JPG | manage | 121 K | 27 Dec 2016 - 20:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |