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From Milliken Gardens catalog, 1940:SHAH JEHAN (Neel) Here is an iris that has all the rich colorings of a beautiful oriental rug. The standards are a delicate creamy buff faintly edged lavender. The falls are rich and lustrous, quickly blending from a light fawn at the haft through glowing copper and deep chestnut, to a deep velvety purple which is the predominating color. An edging of soft plum shading to light lavender completes the picture and makes Shah Jehan one of the most strikingly colored of all irises. Medium size flowers on 3-foot stems. 35c; 3 for 75c. |
Shah Jehan (Neel). A most fascinating iris, saw it with four branches—blossoms open on each one. Flowers well balanced in size for stalk. Most unusual. Lovely. [Belsley, Ray J., Varietal Comments. Bulletin of the American Iris Society 74 (July 1939), 18.] |
From "The Vancouver Province" (Vancouver, Canada); Saturday, 16 Sep 1933; Sunday Magazine, pg. 6, col. 1: Achieving the highest honors in the world, a seed iris, SHAH JEHAN, developed by E. W. Neel of Duncan, won the Royal Horticultural Flower Show award for the type in London. An English nurseries company [Orpington?] is listing it at a high price. |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here |
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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png | Shah Jehan listing 1937 Schreiners.png | manage | 613 K | 19 Sep 2022 - 03:55 | EdenSprings | Shah Jehan Description, 1937 Schreiner's catalog. |
JPEG | ShahJehan02.JPEG | manage | 13 K | 10 May 2014 - 13:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
JPG | ShahJehan11.JPG | manage | 76 K | 30 Aug 2021 - 18:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | ShahJehan12BHI.jpg | manage | 51 K | 03 May 2012 - 19:39 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | ShahJehanRT.jpg | manage | 39 K | 22 Jan 2012 - 20:23 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Rick Tasco |
jpg | Shah_Jehan-5311.jpg | manage | 65 K | 01 Jun 2012 - 03:32 | Main.bobgutowski | May 21, 2012 in Zone 7 Pennsylvania. Earlier than usual. |
jpg | Shah_Jehan_Tb_Neal_1932.jpg | manage | 50 K | 21 Sep 2014 - 21:31 | Main.georgebacon | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | TB_Shah_Jehan_2.jpg | manage | 108 K | 17 May 2012 - 15:56 | Main.vitreous | As grown in Holladay, UT |
jpg | shah-jehan1-08.jpg | manage | 68 K | 05 Apr 2015 - 15:57 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
JPG | shah-jehan2.JPG | manage | 70 K | 05 Jan 2022 - 15:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mike Unser at Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | shah-jehan3-08.jpg | manage | 68 K | 05 Apr 2015 - 15:57 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
jpg | shah-jehan4-08.jpg | manage | 61 K | 05 Apr 2015 - 15:57 | Main.mikeu | Photo by Mike Unser |
JPG | shahjehan01.JPG | manage | 542 K | 25 Jul 2018 - 19:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan02.JPG | manage | 593 K | 25 Jul 2018 - 19:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan03.JPG | manage | 634 K | 25 Jul 2018 - 19:56 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan04.JPG | manage | 132 K | 22 Jun 2020 - 20:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan040.JPG | manage | 140 K | 16 Jan 2022 - 02:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan041.JPG | manage | 136 K | 16 Jan 2022 - 02:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan05.JPG | manage | 111 K | 22 Jun 2020 - 20:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | shahjehan055.JPG | manage | 167 K | 22 Jun 2020 - 20:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | shahjehan06.jpg | manage | 162 K | 26 Jun 2019 - 03:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | shahjehan1.JPG | manage | 290 K | 02 Jul 2016 - 03:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by K. Brewitt-taken at 2016 AIS Convention |
JPG | shahjehan2.JPG | manage | 277 K | 02 Jul 2016 - 03:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by K. Brewitt-taken at 2016 AIS Convention |
jpg | shahjehan3.jpg | manage | 42 K | 10 Jun 2017 - 02:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada |
JPG | shahjehan30.JPG | manage | 240 K | 12 Jun 2023 - 01:55 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada |
jpg | shahjehanIC.jpg | manage | 17 K | 13 Dec 2011 - 00:50 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
jpg | shahjehan_fl.jpg | manage | 42 K | 12 Aug 2012 - 14:06 | IrisP | |
jpg | shahjehandelane.jpg | manage | 122 K | 01 Dec 2021 - 14:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | shahjehandelane1.JPG | manage | 123 K | 01 Dec 2021 - 14:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | shahjehandelane10.JPG | manage | 174 K | 03 Jul 2023 - 18:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | shahjehandelane11.JPG | manage | 208 K | 03 Jul 2023 - 18:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | shahjehandelane12.JPG | manage | 256 K | 03 Jul 2023 - 18:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |