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■(TB) 'Night Heron'
1967, Tucker
'Night Heron' (James Tucker, R. 1966). Seedling# 26. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early to late bloom. Color Class-B4W. Standards light blue heavily infused with dark blue; falls light blue fading to white. Seedling# 955C. ('South Pacific' x 'Wide World') X 'Allegiance'. Southern Meadows 1967. High Commendation 1966, Honorable Mention 1968; Judges' Choice 1969; Franklin Cook Cup 1969; Award of Merit 1971.
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| From Southern Meadows catalog,1967: NIGHT HERON (J.Tucker '67) EML 38" 955C (South Pacific x Wide World) X Allegiance. Seedling #26. A "reverse amoena". Standards upright and held throughout life of bloom, blue with deep blue purple 1/3 way up and infused throughout remainder of standard. Falls very light blue becoming white after first few hours, 3-4 inches across. Beard white and yellow. Deep purple line on stigma. Flower is lightly and pleasingly veined and ruffled with excellent substance. Remarkable vigor, each rhizome produces 2-3 bloomstalks with 7-11 buds. Fertile both ways. The remarkable vigor is passed to offspring. HIGH COMMENDATION 1966. $35,00 |
| NIGHT HERON surprised some by winning an AM. Based on performance in my garden, it is certainly worthy. It is as good a reverse blue amoena as is available. It has excellent increase. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 11.] |
Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
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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. |
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Your Observations Are Valued. Please make note of bud count, branching, purple based foliage and bloom time, etc. Because these are affected by climate, note date, year and geographic location and write these and other comments in the comment box below.-- BrockHeilman - 2011-01-07
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Night_Heron-X2.jpg | manage | 173 K | 21 Feb 2016 - 08:56 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
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Night_Heron_fl.jpg | manage | 73 K | 18 Feb 2011 - 18:02 | IrisP | |
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nightheron01.jpg | manage | 29 K | 18 Jan 2017 - 03:55 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Stoney Creek Iris |
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nightheron02.JPG | manage | 88 K | 16 May 2014 - 11:54 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada |
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nightheron03.JPG | manage | 215 K | 20 Feb 2019 - 19:06 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada |
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nightheron1.JPG | manage | 351 K | 28 Sep 2020 - 03:02 | TerryLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1973 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin |
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nightheron5.JPG | manage | 165 K | 29 Jun 2023 - 01:01 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Verna Laurin-Willowdale-ON-Canada |
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