Awaiting original catalog description |
Hybridizer's Comment: Strong orange-apricot to coffee or could be called pumpkin orange. Falls are similar with a slightly lighter area just below the beards. Beards are dusky tangerine. As the name suggests, it is wide and curvaceous. lt has super show stems with a high bud count giving it a long bloom season. Great garden value. Fertile. |
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 | RUBENESQUE1.JPG | manage | 117 K | 24 Nov 2018 - 03:18 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Debbie Carpenter-Iris Splendor Garden-Australia. |
JPG | RUBENESQUE_(Blyth_2010).JPG | manage | 684 K | 15 Aug 2016 - 20:19 | PerryDyer | |
jpg | RUBENESQUE_duo_081.jpg | manage | 70 K | 07 Oct 2010 - 10:59 | Main.Laymont+ | by Barry Blyth, Tempo Two, Australia |
JPG | Rubenesque.JPG | manage | 28 K | 23 Jan 2011 - 04:16 | Main.rshadlow | |
jpg | Rubenesque1.jpg | manage | 47 K | 15 Apr 2016 - 03:29 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Napa Country Iris Garden |
jpg | Rubenesque2.jpg | manage | 50 K | 10 Sep 2018 - 21:21 | TerryLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris. |
jpg | Rubenesquue03.jpg | manage | 235 K | 07 Jul 2017 - 02:55 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | Rubenesquue04.jpg | manage | 181 K | 07 Jul 2017 - 02:55 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | ruben01.jpg | manage | 60 K | 28 Dec 2014 - 15:43 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Jean Claude Jacob-Iris de la Baie-France |
jpg | ruben02.jpg | manage | 54 K | 10 Feb 2015 - 22:48 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | ruben03.jpg | manage | 49 K | 10 Feb 2015 - 22:49 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | ruben04.jpg | manage | 48 K | 10 Feb 2015 - 22:50 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | rubenesque01.jpg | manage | 62 K | 14 Jun 2015 - 16:15 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
jpg | rubenesque02.jpg | manage | 184 K | 20 Mar 2017 - 14:43 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Judy Tapio-Jubilee Gardens |
jpg | rubenesque08.jpg | manage | 154 K | 14 May 2020 - 03:07 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
jpg | rubenesque09.jpg | manage | 207 K | 13 May 2020 - 02:09 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
jpg | rubenesque2.jpg | manage | 138 K | 17 Apr 2017 - 14:50 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | rubenesque3.jpg | manage | 61 K | 13 Nov 2013 - 19:36 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-Jardin d'Iris de Bubry-France |
jpeg | rubenesque4.jpeg | manage | 89 K | 24 Oct 2018 - 19:14 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Viktor Karpenko-Ukraine |
jpg | rubenesque9.jpg | manage | 142 K | 31 May 2021 - 02:12 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | rubenesque91.jpg | manage | 151 K | 02 Jun 2021 - 21:33 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |