Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: S25-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: French lilac standards; aster falls, paling to iris and ageratum, faintly shaded buff on hafts
Beard Color: Salmon to lilac white
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994

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: O19-1: (Pretty Lady x (Nefertiti x Playgirl)) X Presence
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-11
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Date: 2019-04-15
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Date: 2018-04-22
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Date: 2018-04-20

Date: 2017-10-25

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Date: April 22, 2020
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Date: 2020-04-15
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Date: 2018-05-08

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