1963, Brown
'Winter Olympics' (Opal Brown, R. 1961). Seedling# 9-5A7. TB, height 37" (94 cm). Early to midseason bloom. Color Class WlW, White self; white beard. 'Poet's Dream' X 'Eleanor's Pride'. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1963. High Commendation 1961; Honorable Mention 1964; Judges Choice 1964, 1965; Clara Rees Cup 1966; Award of Merit 1966; American Dykes Medal 1967.
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Awaiting original catalog description |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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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. |
-- Main.RPries - 2011-03-07
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | Winter-Olympics9.jpg | manage | 49 K | 07 Nov 2021 - 02:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
jpg | Winter-Olympics90.jpg | manage | 45 K | 07 Nov 2021 - 02:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
JPG | WinterOlympics01.JPG | manage | 85 K | 09 Dec 2014 - 20:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | WinterOlympics010.JPG | manage | 62 K | 05 Sep 2021 - 02:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | WinterOlympics02.JPG | manage | 61 K | 17 Apr 2014 - 15:08 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Blue J Iris |
JPEG | WinterOlympics03.JPEG | manage | 13 K | 10 May 2014 - 01:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
JPG | WinterOlympics04.JPG | manage | 117 K | 01 Sep 2016 - 16:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | WinterOlympicsEI.jpg | manage | 30 K | 22 Dec 2012 - 16:13 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | Winter_Olympics_Brown_1963_N1_DM_1967.jpg | manage | 73 K | 21 Dec 2009 - 17:37 | Main.Laymont+ | by Dejoux in my garden : sud-ouest France |
jpg | Winter_Olympics_fl.jpg | manage | 36 K | 24 Feb 2011 - 05:36 | IrisP | |
jpg | winter02.jpg | manage | 84 K | 04 May 2015 - 03:08 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | winter07.jpg | manage | 67 K | 01 Jul 2015 - 00:38 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | wintero03.JPG | manage | 81 K | 20 Jun 2014 - 00:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
JPG | wintero04.JPG | manage | 78 K | 20 Jun 2014 - 00:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
JPG | wintero05.JPG | manage | 97 K | 20 Jun 2014 - 00:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
JPG | wintero06.JPG | manage | 65 K | 20 Jun 2014 - 00:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | winterolympics.jpg | manage | 44 K | 13 Jan 2010 - 17:09 | Main.avmoran | |
jpg | winterolympics01.jpg | manage | 47 K | 23 Aug 2014 - 02:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
jpg | winterolympics02.jpg | manage | 20 K | 13 Sep 2014 - 18:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom |
jpg | winterolympics021.jpg | manage | 171 K | 27 Apr 2021 - 21:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Seagate Nurseries-United Kingdom |
jpg | winterolympics03.jpg | manage | 73 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 21:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
jpg | winterolympics04.jpg | manage | 49 K | 22 Jul 2014 - 21:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | winterolympics1.jpg | manage | 40 K | 16 Dec 2018 - 03:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | winterolympics5.jpg | manage | 14 K | 26 Aug 2013 - 15:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by te Sligte Gardens |
jpg | winterolympics6.jpg | manage | 53 K | 24 Jan 2014 - 17:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst-United Kingdom |
JPG | winterolympics9.JPG | manage | 182 K | 21 Nov 2020 - 22:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
jpg | winterolympicsunser.jpg | manage | 87 K | 26 Jan 2022 - 16:08 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mike Unser at Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |