| Hybridizer: | Larry Gaulter |
| Year Of Registration: | 1971 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1973 |
| Seedling Number: | 69-67 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid White |
| Bloom Color Description: | Light blue orchid, white fall centers |
| Beard Color: | White tipped yellow, orange in throat |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1974 Award of Merit: 1976 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1979 |
| 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 |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Town and Country X (Marie Phillips x Sterling Silver) |
| Child plants: | 72 child plants |
| aspenhill | On April 19, 2004 | Obtained plant Schreiner's Iris Gardens - qty 7 |
| VAMOJO | On September 15, 2017 | Obtained plant (RS-CA) |
| VAMOJO | On July 14, 2017 | Obtained plant KC-MI |
| Hajue | From July 3, 2017 to July 3, 2015 | Transplanted |
| MrsBinWY | On June 24, 2019 | Transplanted On 6-24-2019, planted 6 seedlings east of the 2 new Salvia azurea. |
| MrsBinWY | On May 5, 2019 | Seeds sown 2; 4 showing 5-12-19 |
| MrsBinWY | On September 23, 2018 | Seeds sown soaked seeds ~ 2 weeks w/daily water changes; seeds sown 10-7-18 & put on back patio; 24 seeds from Joyce's 2018G (~18 look viable) |
| SkirtGardener | On August 29, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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| The fragrance of purple by vic | Mar 29, 2012 11:46 AM | 2 |
| perfect lighting by cliftoncat | Dec 16, 2016 4:54 PM | 20 |
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