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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. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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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 | 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 | Sign_of_Leo_fl.jpg | manage | 70 K | 20 Feb 2011 - 10:16 | IrisP | |
jpg | SignofLeo03.jpg | manage | 80 K | 20 Oct 2016 - 17:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection |
JPG | SignofLeo04.JPG | manage | 77 K | 18 Apr 2015 - 20:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection |
jpg | SignofLeoAA.jpg | manage | 34 K | 19 Feb 2011 - 19:44 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Argyle Acres |
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 | signofleo01.jpg | manage | 83 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 20:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |
JPG | signofleo03.JPG | manage | 68 K | 21 May 2014 - 20:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
JPG | signofleo04.JPG | manage | 70 K | 21 May 2014 - 20:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
jpg | signofleo6.jpg | manage | 66 K | 15 Nov 2013 - 01:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
JPG | signofleo9.JPG | manage | 191 K | 01 Jun 2022 - 20:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |