| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 1994 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
| Seedling Number: | 87-65A |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Very Early Early Early Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Purple Violet White |
| Flower Patterns: | Luminata |
| Bloom Color Description: | French lilac standards blended light lilac grey at edge and base; blended and washed roman purple falls to french lilac with paler veining and narrow edge, white area beside beard |
| Beard Color: | Mikado orange |
| Fragrance: | Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1997 Award of Merit: 1999 John C. Wister Medal: 2001 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1997 |
| 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: | 84-15C: ((((68-39F: (66-35C: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x 68-39D) x 74-52A: ((Joy Ride x Roundup) x (April Melody x (66-35B x April Melody)))) x (Mistress x 75-98B: (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x 71-41 F: ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)))) x (77-111Q: (74-32B: ((Roundup x: (66-56F: (Amigo's Guitar x (Rippling Waters x Gypsy Lullaby)) x Barcelona)) x Osage Buff) x 75-113B: ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x 78-70A: (75-103E: ((((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x Caramba) x Flamenco) x 75-98B: (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)))) X 85-15C: ((74-35D: (71-50E: ((66-35B: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x (66-35C x April Melody)) x Osage Buff) x Goddess) x (Goddess x (74-35C x 74-52A))) |
| Child plants: | 96 child plants |
![Location: Fort Worth Tx
Date: 2008-04-09
Iris \"Fancy Woman\"](/pics/2012-02-17/Ladylovingdove/c2408e-250.jpg "Location: Fort Worth Tx
Date: 2008-04-09
Iris \\"Fancy Woman\\"")
| VAMOJO | On September 15, 2017 | Obtained plant (RS-CA) |
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