Very large lavender-blue flowers with a reddish bar. White filaments bearing browny-violet anthers. 'Ada' seems now to be lost from cultivation, Magnus Johnson finds nothing in the literature after a Spingarn reference in 1935. If you know otherwise, please let us know.

Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Raised by:	G Jackman & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	b 1875
Parentage:	patens x (patens 'Helena x 'Jackmani)
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: to 18cm Tepals: 8 Database entry: 1745
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	The Jackmans