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Awaiting original catalog description |
American Iris Society. (n.d.). Alphabetical iris check list 1949: compiled from the records of the Registrar, Charles E.F. Gersdorff and Assistant Registrar, Mrs. Walter Colquitt, (p. 29). The American Iris Society. |
Deep lavender plicata. The nice, clear, contrasting white spot on the falls gives this iris garden value lacking in so many plicatas. [Douglas, Geddes (1943). More Variety Comments, 1942. American Iris Society Bulletin, 88 (January 1943), 62.] |
Peckham, E. (Ed.). (1940). Alphabetical iris check list: 1939. (p. 79). The American Iris Society. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.) |
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | Acropole.JPG | manage | 66 K | 30 Jan 2011 - 17:18 | IrisP | |
JPG | acropole9.JPG | manage | 188 K | 08 Jan 2022 - 03:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | acropole90.JPG | manage | 166 K | 08 Jan 2022 - 03:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |