From AIS Bulletin #313 April 1999 Introducing MIDSUMMER'S EVE BB, 27" (69 cm), EML & RE (July through November in zone 6). Standards and style arms baby ribbon pink. The lighter falls are peach pink with darker venation, yet smooth peach hafts. Lightly ruffled and flared. Bright orange beards. A highly dependable, continuous rebloomer for us. It sometimes puts up rebloom stalks from the same rhizome. Nicely proportioned border bearded with smaller flowers and stalks. Fertile both ways. A new path to pink rebloomers. Limited stock, order early. E.C. (Immortality X Enchanted World). $35.00. Winterberry Gardens. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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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. |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | IMG_1547-X2_midsummers_eve.jpg | manage | 183 K | 17 Feb 2016 - 02:04 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | MidsummersEve02.jpg | manage | 52 K | 31 Mar 2014 - 16:30 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | MidsummersEve03.jpg | manage | 62 K | 22 Sep 2015 - 02:39 | TerryLaurin | Photo by IRIS 4 U Garden |
jpg | midsummerseve-jb.jpg | manage | 71 K | 27 Feb 2013 - 03:27 | Main.Harloiris | photo by Winterberry Iris |
JPG | midsummerseve01.JPG | manage | 70 K | 30 Dec 2014 - 20:20 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt-Aurora Borealis Iris Garden, Aurora, ON Canada |
JPG | midsummerseve02.JPG | manage | 66 K | 30 Dec 2014 - 20:22 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt-Aurora Borealis Iris Garden, Aurora, ON Canada |
jpg | midsummerseve03.jpg | manage | 709 K | 23 Dec 2015 - 15:59 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Hugh Stout of Stout Gardens at Dancingtree. |
JPG | midsummerseve1.JPG | manage | 54 K | 04 Feb 2012 - 01:07 | Main.htb | ©2005 Laurie Frazer |
jpg | midsummerseve2.jpg | manage | 74 K | 10 Jan 2010 - 23:21 | Main.htb | ©2005 Laurie Frazer |
JPG | midsummerseve9.JPG | manage | 141 K | 13 Aug 2022 - 12:03 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens-reblooming August 2022 |