ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1953

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 40"

BLOOM SEASON: Early to Mid

DESCRIPTION: S. light orchid-pink, F. darker orchid-pink.

PARENTAGE: Dreamcastle X ((Angelus x unknown) x Matula x Schreiner 8-37))

AWARDS: HM'55, AM'59

INTERESTING INFO: From the Schreiner's 1953 Iris Lover's Catalog: Like an orchid-pink Helen McGregor in its classic perfection is this copiously formed, lacily frilled successor to Pink Plume and which carries the beloved orchid pinks to new heights of size and pulchritude. LAVANESQUE is likely to prove an iris of meteoric, yet prolonged, popularity. Connoisseurs of both form and color are lavisl in praise of this beauty. Winsomely ruffled, yet neat as a pin, its exquisitely orchid-pink tone is emphasized by a gold-illuminied beard and haft. Here, truly, is the pink of perfection.