(TB) 'Celestial Gates'

1959, Rees

'Celestial Gates' (Clara Rees, R. 1958). Seedling# 56-58. TB, 48" (122 cm), Early bloom. Color Class W5, White with mother-of-pearl tints; grayed lavender flush in falls. 'Snow Flurry' x Raspberry-pink seedling. Rees 1959.

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From AIS Bulletin #153, April 1959. Introducing CELESTIAL GATES (C. Rees) Snow Flurry x raspberry pink seedling from a complicated pink bloodline. We thought that the subtle colorings of this mother-of-pearl-tinted white, with a grayed-lavender flush on the falls, might resemble the celestial gates. The flower is lighted by a yellow beard, with gold on the haft. The blossoms are large and very ruffled, and the bloom stalk carries three branches and a terminal. A strong grower. Height, 48". Early. $15.00. Rees Iris Garden.

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