■(TB) 'Harmony'
1923, Dykes
'Harmony' (
William Rickatson Dykes, 1923) TB. Early bloom. Color Class-B1M.
Note: Registered as IB
'Harmony' but considered TB.
Synonym: Thundercloud; not to be confused with
'Thundercloud', Keppel 1973.
See below:
Awaiting original catalog description |
From Bonnewitz catalog, 1927: HARMONY (Dykes). Deep violet-purple self with a blue beard. The effect of this self colored Iris with a harmonizing beard won for it in England, at the show of the Royal Horticultural Society, an Award of Merit in 1921. The flower is of good size, has long falls, and the bloom holds up well. It is a tall grower, particularly effective in mass. This is a better Iris than Blue Boy, the only other Iris we know to have a blue beard. Midseason. Height 30 inches. $3.50 |
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HARMONY - This most pleasing variety is a very deep rich purple blue self, the standards, falls and beard of exactly similar tone, giving a wonderful color effect in the mass. It is notably free-flowering, the spikes practically always carrying four fully open blooms of large size. It received an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural Society's Show on June 12, 1923. The "Gardener's Chronicle" of June 16th, 1923, says: - "This is a particularly fine, large flowered, bearded Iris, with bold and practically self-coloured blooms, on spikes well over a yard high. The colour is deep with rich purple blue, with a satiny sheen. We understand this variety was raised by Mr. W. R. Dykes." The Dykes Irises catalog, 1929. |
Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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. |
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