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From AIS Bulletin #225 Spring 1977 Introducing SIGN OF LEO E & Aug., 35". Red-violet, deeper in falls. Reblooms from Aug. until freeze-up. $5.00. Lloyd Zurbrigg. |
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 | SignofLeoAA.jpg | manage | 34 K | 19 Feb 2011 - 19:44 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
jpg | Sign-of-LeoNN.jpg | manage | 37 K | 10 Nov 2011 - 20:33 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
jpg | SignOfLeo02.jpg | manage | 64 K | 10 Apr 2014 - 23:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | signofleo6.jpg | manage | 66 K | 15 Nov 2013 - 01:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
JPG | signofleo03.JPG | manage | 68 K | 21 May 2014 - 20:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
jpg | Sign_of_Leo_fl.jpg | manage | 70 K | 20 Feb 2011 - 10:16 | IrisP | |
JPG | signofleo04.JPG | manage | 70 K | 21 May 2014 - 20:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
JPG | Sign_of_Leo__Zurbrigg__1977.JPG | manage | 72 K | 01 Jan 2010 - 10:08 | Main.Laymont+ | by Dejoux in my garden : sud-ouest France |
jpg | SignofLeo_DP.jpg | manage | 73 K | 14 May 2013 - 00:36 | Main.davepote | Taken in my garden, Reston, VA Zone 6B in 2013. |
JPG | SignofLeo04.JPG | manage | 77 K | 18 Apr 2015 - 20:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection |
jpg | SignofLeo03.jpg | manage | 80 K | 20 Oct 2016 - 17:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection |
jpg | signofleo01.jpg | manage | 83 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 20:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
JPG | signofleo9.JPG | manage | 191 K | 01 Jun 2022 - 20:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |