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■(TB) 'Knock 'Em Dead'

1993, Ernst

'Knock 'Em Dead' (Richard Ernst, R. 1993). Seedling# F169-22. TB, 38" (97 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards butter yellow, edged creamy white; falls lavender blue with slight brownish cast on golden yellow cream edge, buff reverse; beards yellow; heavily ruffled. Sibling to 'Competitive Edge'. Cooley 1993. Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 2000.

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
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.

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Knock-Em-DeadCT.jpgjpg Knock-Em-DeadCT.jpg manage 52 K 30 Oct 2011 - 18:26 BetsyHiggins Photo by C & T Iris Patch
KnockEmDead02.JPGJPG KnockEmDead02.JPG manage 66 K 28 Mar 2014 - 12:39 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
KnockEmDead03.JPGJPG KnockEmDead03.JPG manage 67 K 28 Mar 2014 - 12:40 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
KnockEmDead04.JPGJPG KnockEmDead04.JPG manage 151 K 10 Feb 2018 - 21:53 TerryLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
KnockEmDead7.jpgjpg KnockEmDead7.jpg manage 51 K 29 Nov 2013 - 02:05 TerryLaurin Photo by South Jersey Iris
KnockemDead01.jpgjpg KnockemDead01.jpg manage 134 K 28 Feb 2017 - 15:06 TerryLaurin Photo by Glanavon Iris Patch-New Zealand
KnockemDeadTIF.jpgjpg KnockemDeadTIF.jpg manage 36 K 05 Dec 2011 - 15:44 BetsyHiggins Photo by The Iris Fan
knockemdead01.jpgjpg knockemdead01.jpg manage 22 K 03 Sep 2015 - 19:36 TerryLaurin Photo by Amazing Iris Garden-New Zealand
knockemdead02.jpgjpg knockemdead02.jpg manage 216 K 24 Mar 2016 - 19:40 TerryLaurin Photo by Tatiyana Dudka-Cvetok Iris-Russia
knockemdead03.jpgjpg knockemdead03.jpg manage 130 K 24 Mar 2016 - 19:42 TerryLaurin Photo by Tatiyana Dudka-Cvetok Iris-Russia
knockemdead22.jpgjpg knockemdead22.jpg manage 64 K 04 Mar 2011 - 23:59 BetsyHiggins Photo by His Iris Garden
knockemdead4.jpgjpg knockemdead4.jpg manage 30 K 15 Aug 2013 - 02:28 TerryLaurin Photo by Hildenbrandt's Iris Garden
knockemdead5.jpgjpg knockemdead5.jpg manage 60 K 06 Sep 2013 - 15:02 TerryLaurin Photo by Echo Iris Garden
knockemdead6.jpgjpg knockemdead6.jpg manage 72 K 11 Nov 2013 - 02:10 TerryLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-Jardin d'Iris de Bubry-France
knockemdead9.JPGJPG knockemdead9.JPG manage 338 K 15 Jan 2021 - 19:29 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the 2003 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
knockemdeadiriswarehousefinal.jpgjpg knockemdeadiriswarehousefinal.jpg manage 62 K 19 Dec 2012 - 20:01 Main.Iriswarehouse www.iriswarehouse.com
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