Awaiting original catalog description |
Histroic Iris Preservation Society link. |
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. |
I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | DarkRitual01.JPG | manage | 80 K | 11 Dec 2014 - 04:17 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | DarkRitual02.JPG | manage | 95 K | 14 Aug 2021 - 20:34 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | DarkRitual12BHI.JPG | manage | 73 K | 16 Apr 2012 - 23:30 | BetsyHiggins | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | DarkRitual_Mel72.jpg | manage | 69 K | 18 May 2013 - 18:08 | DavidPotembski | Melrose Gardens catalog 1972 |
JPG | darkritual1.JPG | manage | 62 K | 29 Apr 2020 - 19:07 | TerryLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1973 Melrose Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin |
JPG | darkritual5.JPG | manage | 207 K | 27 Jun 2023 - 20:15 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Verna Laurin-Willowdale-ON-Canada-taken June 1982 |