Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ted Olson
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 81-21A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 29 inches (73 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards; very pale pink falls, light green veining, light pink hafts
Beard Color: Soft red orange
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Pink Sleigh X Vanity
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 3, 2008
Close Up View
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2015
In Dappled Sunlight
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 24, 2015
Early Morning: Soft Light
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 7, 2014
Close Up In Early Morning Sunlight
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 17, 2017
Very Early Morning Light

 Vanity's Child

 Vanity's Child
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 1, 2013
Olson, 1985
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 1, 2013
Gorgeous Bloom: Olson 1985
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