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From AIS Bulletin #329 April 2003 Introducing STARLIGHT SONATA (Stahly '03) TB, M, 36". Near black plicata on lemon yellow ground. Red-black standards (like RHS 187A but much deeper), lightly touched yellow at midrib; falls lemon yellow ground (8A) plicated color of standards with solid red-black edge; bronze beards, black style crests. Good ruffled form, healthy foliage seems leaf spot and borer resistant. Good branching with 7-9 buds. Sdlg. 94-30: sib to Fast Break. $40.00. Harold Stahly. |
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 | IMG_0742-X2_starlight_sonata.jpg | manage | 177 K | 17 Feb 2016 - 10:55 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | StarlightSonata01.jpg | manage | 55 K | 02 Apr 2015 - 02:22 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
jpg | StarlightSonata02.jpg | manage | 67 K | 02 Apr 2015 - 02:24 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
jpg | StarlightSonata03.jpg | manage | 67 K | 02 Apr 2015 - 02:30 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Elladan McLeester |
jpg | StarlightSonata_by_JanLauritzen.jpg | manage | 70 K | 09 Nov 2010 - 23:55 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at the AIS 2005 National in St. Louis, MO |
jpg | StarlightSonata_by_JanLauritzen_2.jpg | manage | 74 K | 17 Feb 2012 - 00:12 | Main.janlauritzen | taken at the AIS Portland National in 2006 |
JPG | starlightsonata01.JPG | manage | 100 K | 25 Oct 2014 - 13:06 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | starlightsonata02.JPG | manage | 74 K | 20 May 2014 - 11:10 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | starlightsonata03.JPG | manage | 80 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 14:05 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | starlightsonata04.JPG | manage | 77 K | 02 Dec 2014 - 14:06 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | starlightsonata05.jpg | manage | 78 K | 17 Jun 2015 - 20:58 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
JPG | starlightsonata06.JPG | manage | 117 K | 01 Apr 2019 - 15:09 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
jpg | starlightsonata08.jpg | manage | 108 K | 11 Jul 2019 - 22:28 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Riley Probst-Fleur De Lis Garden |
jpg | starlightsonata2.jpg | manage | 77 K | 18 Nov 2017 - 04:13 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania |
jpg | starlightsonata3.jpg | manage | 45 K | 13 Jun 2017 - 03:15 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada |
jpg | starlightsonata4.jpg | manage | 79 K | 23 Jun 2013 - 00:04 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada |
JPG | starlightsonata40.JPG | manage | 316 K | 12 Jun 2023 - 02:05 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,Canada |
jpg | starlightsonata5.jpg | manage | 88 K | 13 Oct 2013 - 19:28 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
JPG | starlightsonata8.JPG | manage | 254 K | 23 Jul 2024 - 01:53 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Kelly Jones-Rural Roots Gardens-Kawartha Lakes-Ontario-Canada |