■(TB) 'Natchez Trace'
1969, Wills
'Natchez Trace' (
Jesse Wills, R. 1964). Seedling# 80-62. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-R3, Standards red; falls brown-red, light edge.
'Orenda' X ((
'Orelio' x
'Heart's Desire') x (red seedling x
'Carnton')). Cooley 1969.
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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] |
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Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
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.) |
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
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