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■(TB) 'Royal Courtship'

2001, Hager by Cooley's Gardens

'Royal Courtship' (Ben Hager, deceased, by Cooley's Gardens, R. 2001). Seedling# RE6305RfPr. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason bloom and rebloom. Ruffled purple, falls lighter and bluer near blue purple beard; slight spicy fragrance. Seedling# T5321MbPr: (seedling# T5058RfV: ('Mother Earth' x 'Feed Back') x seedling# RE4693FchPr: (((((Babson seedling# M131-4 x 'Rippling Waters') x 'Warm Laughter') x 'Paris Opera') x ('Cathedral Windows' x 'Pagan')) x ( 'Mother Earth' sibling x (((involving 'Coffee Royal' x 'Tucson') x ('Tambourine' x 'Gala Madrid')) x 'Cranberry Ice')))) X 'Contribution'. Cooley 2001.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: CA. USDA Zones 9, 10

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

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

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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
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RoyalCourtshipSG.jpgjpg RoyalCourtshipSG.jpg manage 62 K 13 Dec 2011 - 14:46 BetsyHiggins Photo by Seagate Iris, UK
royalcourtship9.JPGJPG royalcourtship9.JPG manage 346 K 18 Jan 2021 - 03:46 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the 2003 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
Topic revision: r12 - 05 Nov 2024, DelaneHLangton
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