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■(TB) 'Lumière Du Léon'

2017, Jacob

'Lumière Du Léon' (Jean Claude Jacob, R. 2017). Seedling# 10/184-1. TB, 33.5" (85 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards gold-yellow, infused pink purple-brown except on rim, darker pink purple-brown in middle; style arms gold-yellow, slightly pink purple-brown infused crest; falls pink purple-brown veined lighter, thin golden yellow edge, pink purple-brown powdered on yellow shoulders, small white zone under beard, white median line; beards yellow; slight fragrance. 'Elizabethan Age' X 'Montmartre'.

See below:
Photo Jean Claude Jacob, FrancePhoto by Jean Claude Jacob-Saint-Pol de Leon-FrancePhoto by Klaus Burkhardt-Iris Schwertilenoase-Germany

References

See: IRIS et BULBEUSES n°167, 2017, p. 78.
 

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.

-- BobPries - 2011-03-07

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