Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Gaulter
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 73-44
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Magenta
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light mulberry and lavender
Beard Color: Deep tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1981

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Holiday House X (Holiday House x Tiburon)
Child plants: 27 child plants

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Persian Berry
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Date: 2007-05-28

Persian Berry
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Date: 2004-04-18
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Date: 2008-05-30
Location: sun - zone 7
Date: 2007-05-29
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Persian Berry Iris
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Date: June 1, 2017
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Date: 2020-03-27
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Date: 4000-05-29
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Date: June 2015
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Date: 2017-05-23
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Date: April 2012
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012

An oldie but a goodie!!
Location: Tom Bruce's Carolina Daylilies
Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20

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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-2-2016
Stunning color!
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-2-2016
Location: Tom Bruce's Carolina Daylilies
Date: 2018-04-21

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm
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