Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: T3325WLv
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Lilac lavender, falls paling to white around beards
Beard Color: White
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: T2794P1Oc: (Waltzing x Warm Laughter) X Igloo
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden
Date: 2022-05-24
Fragrant Lilac
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2017-06-21

'Fragrant Lilac' (Ben Hager)
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 13, 2017

Fragrant Lilac
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-05
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