Awaiting original catalog description |
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. |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | IMG_6768-X2_queen_empress.jpg | manage | 240 K | 21 Feb 2016 - 02:54 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
JPG | QueenEmpress-2015-1.JPG | manage | 35 K | 17 Dec 2015 - 07:42 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | QueenEmpress-2015-2.JPG | manage | 38 K | 17 Dec 2015 - 07:42 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | QueenEmpress-2015-3.JPG | manage | 34 K | 17 Dec 2015 - 07:42 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | QueenEmpress04.JPG | manage | 142 K | 01 Sep 2016 - 02:32 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | QueenEmpress22.jpg | manage | 47 K | 28 Dec 2011 - 18:57 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Bruce Filardi-International Iris |
jpg | QueenEmpress4.jpg | manage | 115 K | 21 Mar 2014 - 20:53 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Bruce Filardi-International Iris |
jpg | queenempress01.jpg | manage | 56 K | 28 Dec 2014 - 12:57 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Jean Claude Jacob-Iris de la Baie-France |
JPG | queenempress02.JPG | manage | 60 K | 24 Aug 2015 - 21:12 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden |
jpg | queenempress03.jpg | manage | 542 K | 04 Jan 2016 - 17:22 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
jpg | queenempress04.jpg | manage | 80 K | 12 Jul 2019 - 22:18 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
JPG | queenempress08.JPG | manage | 199 K | 02 Mar 2020 - 16:39 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
JPG | queenempress09.JPG | manage | 203 K | 02 Mar 2020 - 16:38 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Rene Martin-France |
jpg | queenempress1.jpg | manage | 95 K | 17 Nov 2017 - 23:25 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania |
jpg | queenempress10.jpg | manage | 237 K | 01 May 2022 - 02:06 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania |
jpg | queenempress2.jpg | manage | 18 K | 13 Mar 2013 - 23:45 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Aitken's Salmon Creek Iris Garden |
JPG | queenempress22.JPG | manage | 230 K | 10 Jan 2021 - 03:18 | TerryLaurin | Photo scanned from the 2007 Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden catalogue by Terry Laurin |
jpg | queenempress3.jpg | manage | 53 K | 14 May 2013 - 16:09 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens |
jpg | queenempress4.jpg | manage | 279 K | 01 Dec 2017 - 04:01 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
JPG | queenempress5.JPG | manage | 230 K | 13 Dec 2020 - 20:20 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
JPG | queenempress9.JPG | manage | 189 K | 01 May 2021 - 11:21 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Evelyn Small taken at Horton Iris Garden |