Difference: TbSouthPacific (r18 vs. r17)
■(TB) 'South Pacific'
1954, Smith 
'South Pacific' (Kenneth D. Smith, R. 1952). Seedling# 52-25. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason bloom. Blue self, between pale Windsor blue and light bright blue. 'Cahokia' X 'Lady Ilse'. Fairmount 1954. High Commendation 1952. Honorable Mention 1954; Award Of Merit 1958; Award Of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society-British Iris Society, 1959.
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| From AIS Bulletin #133, April 1954. Introducing SOUTH PACIFIC (H.C.'52) The purest blue iris seen to date. Magnificent flowers of wonderful substance are broad petaled, beautifully shaped, ruffled and flaring.The plant is vigorous, foliage handsome, flower stalks numerous. Child of Cahokia x Lady Ilse; it was named for the well-known play. Net $50.00. Ken Smith. |
| From M. Oliver Flower Farm catalog, 1958: SOUTH PACIFIC (K. Smith '54) M.L. 40 A beautiful blue self between pale Windsor blue and a light bright blue. Beard is almost white. Standards are well domed and the falls flare widely. H.M. '54. $9.50. |
| From Walter Marx Gardens catalog 1962: SOUTH PACIFIC (K. Smith 1954) Each 2.5O. Introduced at $100.00 per rhizome originally and still regarded by many judges as the best of its color. A blue self between pale Windsor blue and a light bright blue with an almost white beard. Standards are well domed and falls are nicely rounded. Has all the good points including fragrance. HM 1954, AM 1958. 40 inches. Picture p.28. |
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| jpg | IMG_7884.jpg | manage | 513 K | 21 Dec 2018 - 20:44 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016, Bed location 19-10. |
 JPEG | SouthPacific02.JPEG | manage | 11 K | 10 May 2014 - 13:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
| jpg | SouthPacificHG.jpg | manage | 58 K | 21 Mar 2012 - 13:00 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Hornbaker Gardens |
| jpg | south_pacific_fl.jpg | manage | 69 K | 12 Aug 2012 - 13:46 | IrisP | |
| JPG | southpacific9.JPG | manage | 369 K | 19 Jan 2021 - 15:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1965 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin |
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