(JI) 'Violet Lustre'

1958, Payne

'Violet Lustre' (W. Arlie Payne, R. 1957) Seedling 598. JI (6 petals), 40" (102 cm). Midseason to late midseason bloom. Lavender-violet with large halo and veins of pleroma violet; styles haematoxlyn-violet. 'Cobra Dancer' F1. Payne 1958.

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From Edenwald Gardens catalog, 1958: VIOLET LUSTRE (Payne '58). Splendidly formed flower of quite unusual coloring of lavender-violet with darker shadings at the center. Large, six-petaled and ruffled with convex form, blooming midseason to late on tall, well branched stems. $25.00

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