ORIGINAL CATALOG DESCRIPTION: NATCHEZ TRACE (Wills, 1969) Each $20.00. This rich, velvety red-brown comes from Jesse Wills, of Nashville, Tennessee, a past President of The American Iris Society. He has been breeding a red line of Iris for many years and has several excellent previous introductions in tones of red and rose. This one has rose-red standards, conical in form and closed at the top; falls of rich crimson-brown velvet with smooth, unmarked hafts adorned with a heavy bronze-orange beard. Flowers are very large, the stalks well branched and it blooms midseason to late. 34 to 36 inches. [Cooley's Iris, 1969] |
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 | Iris_Natchez_Trace01.JPG | manage | 47 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 13:37 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniele D. |
JPG | Iris_Natchez_Trace_20.JPG | manage | 83 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 13:38 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniele D. |
JPG | Iris_cuivre_rouge_40.JPG | manage | 61 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 13:39 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniele D. |
JPG | Iris_en_groupe01.JPG | manage | 104 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 13:40 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Daniele D. |
JPG | NatchezTrace01.JPG | manage | 64 K | 27 Nov 2014 - 04:01 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | NatchezTrace02.JPG | manage | 98 K | 25 Aug 2021 - 14:14 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | NatchezTrace12BHI.jpg | manage | 75 K | 27 Apr 2012 - 17:02 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Natchez_Trace.JPG | manage | 96 K | 23 Jun 2017 - 16:32 | Main.Neira | in my garden -France |
JPG | Natchez_Trace_(1).JPG | manage | 106 K | 23 Jun 2017 - 16:31 | Main.Neira | in my garden -France |
JPG | Natchez_Trace_(2).JPG | manage | 97 K | 23 Jun 2017 - 16:32 | Main.Neira | in my garden -France |
JPG | Natchez_Trace_(4).JPG | manage | 115 K | 23 Jun 2017 - 16:31 | Main.Neira | in my garden -France |
jpg | Natchez_Trace_TB_Historic2__5-17-10.jpg | manage | 54 K | 21 Oct 2010 - 01:23 | Main.Barbj44 | |
jpg | Natchez_Trace_fl.jpg | manage | 38 K | 18 Feb 2011 - 17:56 | IrisP | |
jpg | natcheztrace.jpg | manage | 68 K | 25 Jan 2010 - 03:00 | Main.htb | ©2005 Laurie Frazer |
jpg | natcheztrace01.jpg | manage | 80 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 15:41 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
jpg | natcheztrace02.jpg | manage | 225 K | 30 Nov 2017 - 02:13 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
jpg | natcheztrace03.jpg | manage | 219 K | 06 Jan 2018 - 04:03 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
JPG | natcheztrace1.JPG | manage | 681 K | 13 Jul 2018 - 21:23 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | natcheztrace2.JPG | manage | 213 K | 13 Jan 2022 - 16:41 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | natcheztrace20.JPG | manage | 180 K | 13 Jan 2022 - 16:42 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | natcheztrace21.JPG | manage | 141 K | 13 Jan 2022 - 16:42 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | natcheztrace6.jpg | manage | 75 K | 12 Nov 2013 - 22:20 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
jpg | natcheztraceIC.jpg | manage | 21 K | 12 Dec 2011 - 23:44 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Iris City Gardens |