1989, Byers
'St. Petersburg' (Monty Byers, R. 1989). Seedling D232-109. TB, height 38" (97 cm), Midseason bloom and re-bloom. Heavily ruffled silvery violet white changing to green white in center of Falls, touched yellow at hafts; light violet blue beard tipped yellow; slight fragrance. 'Leda's Lover' X ('Sky Hooks' x 'Condottiere'). Moonshine Gardens 1990.
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From AIS Bulletin #277 April 1990 Introducing ST. PETERSBURG-TB. Leda's Lover X (Sky Hooks x Condottiere). Silvery white with light blue b. tipped yellow. Super, big, ruffled flowers on tall show stalks----and a very willing rebloomer. $35.00. Moonshine Gardens. |
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. |
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jpg | St-Petersberg2.jpg | manage | 36 K | 10 Nov 2010 - 19:34 | ColleenModra | Colleen Modra Photo |
jpg | StPetersberg01.jpg | manage | 70 K | 09 Apr 2015 - 02:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by John Weiler |
jpg | StPetersberg04.jpg | manage | 69 K | 18 Apr 2015 - 23:40 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by AIS Archives |
jpg | StPetersberyGp101006.jpg | manage | 34 K | 10 Nov 2010 - 19:34 | ColleenModra | Colleen Modra Photo |
JPG | StPetersburg02.JPG | manage | 56 K | 14 Apr 2014 - 14:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
jpg | StPetersburg03.jpg | manage | 28 K | 14 Apr 2014 - 14:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
JPG | StPetersburg1.JPG | manage | 110 K | 22 Dec 2016 - 20:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |
JPG | StPetersburg2.JPG | manage | 147 K | 13 Jun 2017 - 19:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | StPetersburg5.jpg | manage | 35 K | 18 Dec 2013 - 17:15 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France |
jpg | StPetersburgNN.jpg | manage | 45 K | 10 Nov 2011 - 21:27 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
JPG | St_Petersburg2.JPG | manage | 229 K | 23 Dec 2016 - 16:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |
jpg | stpetersburg-jb.jpg | manage | 10 K | 19 Jan 2013 - 01:11 | Main.Harloiris | photo by Chapman Iris |
JPG | stpetersburg01.JPG | manage | 337 K | 16 Nov 2017 - 02:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |
jpg | stpetersburg02.jpg | manage | 116 K | 04 Dec 2017 - 03:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
jpg | stpetersburg03.jpg | manage | 143 K | 22 Dec 2017 - 15:56 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
JPG | stpetersburg04.JPG | manage | 217 K | 26 Dec 2020 - 15:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
JPG | stpetersburg041.JPG | manage | 173 K | 26 Dec 2020 - 15:58 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
jpg | stpetersburg1.jpg | manage | 134 K | 10 Jul 2019 - 22:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
jpg | stpetersburg2.jpg | manage | 94 K | 20 Jul 2019 - 02:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
jpg | stpetersburg3.jpg | manage | 105 K | 23 Jul 2019 - 21:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |