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■(TB) 'Pleasant Surprise'

2001, Hager

'Pleasant Surprise' (Ben Hager, deceased, by Cooley's Gardens, R. 2001). Seedling# T5541DpPr/BrT. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards violet purple; style arms brown purple; falls brown; beards tangerine; ruffled. Seedling# T4549WRfApOr, 'Gratuity' sibling X 'Guadalajara'. Cooley 2001. Honorable Mention 2004.

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

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.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions.
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils.
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here

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-- JanLauritzen - 2010-04-08
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BHP_7024-X2_pleasant_surprise.jpgjpg BHP_7024-X2_pleasant_surprise.jpg manage 185 K 12 Feb 2016 - 04:05 BrockHeilman Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.
Pleasant-SurpriseNN.jpgjpg Pleasant-SurpriseNN.jpg manage 31 K 09 Nov 2011 - 19:19 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Nola's Iris Garden
PleasantSurprise02.jpgjpg PleasantSurprise02.jpg manage 59 K 22 Apr 2014 - 18:54 Main.TLaurin Photo by Igor Khorosh,Ukraine
PleasantSurpriseSm.jpgjpg PleasantSurpriseSm.jpg manage 36 K 28 Nov 2010 - 20:34 ColleenModra Colleen Modra Photo
PleasantSurprise_by_JanLauritzen.jpgjpg PleasantSurprise_by_JanLauritzen.jpg manage 76 K 16 Feb 2012 - 19:52 Main.janlauritzen taken at the AIS Portland National in 2006
pleasantsurprise01.jpgjpg pleasantsurprise01.jpg manage 77 K 08 Nov 2014 - 21:56 Main.TLaurin Photo by Country Delight Iris
pleasantsurprise02.jpgjpg pleasantsurprise02.jpg manage 118 K 23 Oct 2015 - 21:45 Main.TLaurin Photo by Barry Blyth-Australia
pleasantsurprise5.JPGJPG pleasantsurprise5.JPG manage 60 K 03 Jun 2013 - 02:22 Main.TLaurin Photo by Tara Perennial Farm, Tara, ON Canada z5a
pleasantsurprise5.jpgjpg pleasantsurprise5.jpg manage 46 K 06 Apr 2013 - 20:19 Main.TLaurin Photo by Country Delight Iris
pleasantsurprise7.jpgjpg pleasantsurprise7.jpg manage 90 K 27 Mar 2023 - 02:13 Main.TLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-Jardin d'Iris de Bubry-France
pleasantsurprise9.JPGJPG pleasantsurprise9.JPG manage 355 K 12 Jan 2021 - 17:44 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 2003 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
Topic revision: r21 - 27 Mar 2023, TLaurin
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