Rose Top
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What's This?
HP Sass 1941
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1940-1949
Fall Color:
White Ground Red/Pink Stitch
Standard Color:
White Ground Red/Pink Stitch
Pattern:
Plicata
Beard Color:
Orange/Deep Yellow
Hybridizer:
Sass HP
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered
Full Description
From Long’s Iris Garden Catalog 1953:
“Very large fine showy rose trimmed plicata. Blooms are large and full and arrive late to help extend the season”.
Provenance: Please note that the image #2 is not correct. It is a widely distributed impostor of Rose Top (as evidenced by the vetting symbol of X. Do not purchase this iris if you want the real Rose Top. It is widely believe to be the iris Maytime which is lovely in itself, but if you grow this iris under the name Rose Top, please remove that name from your plant”.