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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: ELEANOR'S PRIDE (Watkins '56) M-42". '61 DYKES. Superb light blue, beautifully shaped. Petals ruffled, of great weather resistance. A clump gives a most extraordinary tricolor effect, due to medium blue buds, light blue freshly opened blooms, and pure clean white of day-old flowers. JC'57; AM'58. Jane Phillips X Blue Rhythm. Reg. $4.00; on $15 order 2 for $3.60; on $25 order 3 for $3.40. |
From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963: ELEANOR'S PRIDE (Watkins '56) M. 39 in. (Jane Phillips x Blue Rhythm). A rich powder blue self that will fairly take your breath with its beauty. Large broad, ruffled, heavily substanced and beautifully carried on strong well branched stalks. Dykes Medal '61. 4.00. |
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 | Elanors_Pride_Whatkins_1956_N1_DM_1961.JPG | manage | 73 K | 22 Dec 2009 - 11:23 | Main.Laymont+ | by Dejoux in my garden : sud-ouest France |
JPG | EleanorsPridec.JPG | manage | 63 K | 06 Jun 2010 - 14:57 | KentPfeiffer | Picture taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska |
JPG | EleanorsPrideWatkins52kp.JPG | manage | 54 K | 12 Jan 2011 - 20:05 | KentPfeiffer | Taken at the Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska on May 17, 2010 |
jpg | EleanorsPrideAA.jpg | manage | 31 K | 15 Feb 2011 - 20:53 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
jpg | EleanorsPrideEI.jpg | manage | 39 K | 11 Dec 2012 - 20:28 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | EleanorsPride6.jpg | manage | 63 K | 05 Sep 2013 - 20:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Echo Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanorspride7.jpg | manage | 50 K | 12 Oct 2013 - 21:44 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | eleanorspride8.jpg | manage | 67 K | 08 Nov 2013 - 16:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
JPG | eleanorspride02.JPG | manage | 51 K | 11 May 2014 - 01:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada |
jpg | eleanorspride03.jpg | manage | 51 K | 21 Jul 2014 - 21:33 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | eleanorspride01.jpg | manage | 15 K | 12 Aug 2014 - 22:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris Gal Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanorspride04.jpg | manage | 46 K | 21 Aug 2014 - 15:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
jpg | EleanorsPride01.jpg | manage | 61 K | 22 Nov 2014 - 16:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanor01.jpg | manage | 93 K | 02 May 2015 - 21:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanor02.jpg | manage | 86 K | 08 Jun 2015 - 13:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | EleanorsPride03.jpg | manage | 272 K | 10 Apr 2017 - 19:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | ELEANORSPRIDE01.jpg | manage | 132 K | 11 Jul 2017 - 21:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
JPG | eleanorspride09.JPG | manage | 219 K | 24 Feb 2020 - 17:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
JPG | eleanorspride08.JPG | manage | 191 K | 24 Feb 2020 - 17:40 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
JPG | eleanorspride07.JPG | manage | 208 K | 24 Feb 2020 - 17:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
jpg | EleanorsPride (1).jpg | manage | 3 MB | 13 May 2020 - 09:46 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride' |
jpg | EleanorsPride (2).jpg | manage | 6 MB | 13 May 2020 - 09:47 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride' |
jpg | EleanorsPride (3).jpg | manage | 2 MB | 13 May 2020 - 09:47 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride' |
jpg | EleanorsPride-beard.jpg | manage | 249 K | 13 May 2020 - 19:09 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride', light yellow/lemon beard |
jpg | EleanorsPride_tricolour-clump.jpg | manage | 239 K | 13 May 2020 - 19:09 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride', tricolour clump |
jpg | EleanorsPride.jpg | manage | 228 K | 13 May 2020 - 21:04 | SanjaKovacic | Iris 'Eleanor's Pride', in Iridarium of Zagreb Botanical Garden since 1964 |
JPG | eleanorspride9.JPG | manage | 351 K | 19 Feb 2021 - 15:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1962 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin |
JPG | EleanorsPride02.JPG | manage | 70 K | 15 Aug 2021 - 14:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | Eleanors-Pride9.jpg | manage | 36 K | 29 Oct 2021 - 02:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
jpg | Eleanors-Pride91.jpg | manage | 41 K | 29 Oct 2021 - 02:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanor010.jpg | manage | 159 K | 19 Feb 2023 - 14:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | eleanor011.jpg | manage | 208 K | 19 Feb 2023 - 14:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |