Difference: TbPersianGown (r19 vs. r18)

■(TB) 'Persian Gown'

1985, Brown

'Persian Gown' (Opal Brown, R. 1985) Seedling #79-3F. TB, 40" (102 cm), Early thru midseason bloom. Violet purple (near RHS 77A). Lighter area around sienna orange (171A) beard, lightly fringed edge. Seedling #77-2A43: ('Schiaparelli' sibling x 'Saber Dance') X seedling #77-1A7: (('Baroque' x 'Saber Dance') x 'Silver Shower'). Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1985. Honorable Mention 1988.

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References:

From AIS Bulletin #257 April 1985 Introducing PERSIAN GOWN (0. Brown '85) TB, 40", EM. Rich violet with domed standards and semi-flaring falls. A near white spot surrounds the unusual burnt orange (sienna) beard. Tall stalks are widely branched with 8 to 9 buds. Sdlg. 79-3F. (Schiaparelli sib x Saber Dance) X ((Baroque x Saber Dance) x Silver Shower). $25.00. Brown's Sunnyhills Gardens.
 

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Persian03.jpgjpgPersian03.jpgmanage 109 K 23 Mar 2015 - 01:36 Main.TLaurin Photo by Paul Black
Persian_Gown.jpgjpgPersian_Gown.jpgmanage 55 K 14 Mar 2011 - 17:52AdamCordes Taken in my garden, 2009. USDA Zone 4.
Persian_Gown2.jpgjpgPersian_Gown2.jpgmanage 66 K 14 Mar 2011 - 17:53AdamCordes Taken in my garden, 2009. USDA Zone 4.
Persian_Gown_(2).jpgjpgPersian_Gown_(2).jpgmanage 121 K 30 Jun 2016 - 17:49 Main.Neira in my garden , France
Persian_Gown_(3).jpgjpgPersian_Gown_(3).jpgmanage 96 K 30 Jun 2016 - 17:48 Main.Neira in my garden , France
Persian_Gown_(6).jpgjpgPersian_Gown_(6).jpgmanage 107 K 30 Jun 2016 - 17:49 Main.Neira in my garden , France
Persian_Gown_fl.jpgjpgPersian_Gown_fl.jpgmanage 45 K 05 Apr 2011 - 18:02IrisP  
persiangown2.jpgjpgpersiangown2.jpgmanage 209 K 08 Jan 2018 - 16:52 Main.TLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-France
persiangown3.jpgjpgpersiangown3.jpgmanage 214 K 30 Nov 2017 - 19:53 Main.TLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-France
persiangown4.jpgjpgpersiangown4.jpgmanage 76 K 13 Nov 2013 - 15:43 Main.TLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-France
persiangown9.JPGJPGpersiangown9.JPGmanage 366 K 19 Nov 2020 - 12:26 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1991 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin

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