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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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Night Heron-X2.jpgNight Heron fl.jpgnightheron01.jpgnightheron02.JPGnightheron03.JPGnightheron1.JPGnightheron5.JPG
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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

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.

-- Main.RPries - 2011-03-07

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-- BrockHeilman - 2011-01-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Night_Heron-X2.jpgjpg Night_Heron-X2.jpg manage 173 K 21 Feb 2016 - 08:56 BrockHeilman Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.
Night_Heron_fl.jpgjpg Night_Heron_fl.jpg manage 73 K 18 Feb 2011 - 18:02 IrisP  
nightheron01.jpgjpg nightheron01.jpg manage 29 K 18 Jan 2017 - 03:55 Main.TLaurin Photo by Stoney Creek Iris
nightheron02.JPGJPG nightheron02.JPG manage 88 K 16 May 2014 - 11:54 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada
nightheron03.JPGJPG nightheron03.JPG manage 215 K 20 Feb 2019 - 19:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at Royal Botanical Garden-Hamilton-Ontario-Canada
nightheron1.JPGJPG nightheron1.JPG manage 351 K 28 Sep 2020 - 03:02 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1973 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
nightheron5.JPGJPG nightheron5.JPG manage 165 K 29 Jun 2023 - 01:01 Main.TLaurin Photo by Verna Laurin-Willowdale-ON-Canada
Topic revision: r21 - 30 Aug 2023, Harloiris
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