■(TB) 'Violet Rings'

1986, Gibson

'Violet Rings' (James Gibson, R. 1985) Seedling 30-5B. TB, 38" (96 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards white ground with blended purple and violet veins; falls white ground rimmed purple violet and 1/2" band of violet speckles; yellow orange beard; ruffled and fluted. Seedling 36-3P: (seedling 34-1D: ('Smoke Rings' x 'Blueberry Trim') x 'Smoke Rings') X seedling 30-3P: ('Smoke Rings' x seedling 31-1PLC: 'Smoke Rings' x seedling 34-51)). Cooley's Gardens 1986

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Culture

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FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
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.

-- BobPries - 2011-03-07

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VioletRings02.jpgjpg VioletRings02.jpg manage 71 K 15 Apr 2014 - 11:39 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
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VioletRings08.jpgjpg VioletRings08.jpg manage 85 K 16 Jul 2021 - 02:24 TerryLaurin Photo by Sandor Szasz-Iriszkert-Hungary
VioletRingsBJI.jpgjpg VioletRingsBJI.jpg manage 73 K 10 Apr 2012 - 19:28 BetsyHiggins Photo by Blue J Iris
viletrings2.jpgjpg viletrings2.jpg manage 16 K 26 Aug 2013 - 15:09 TerryLaurin Photo by te Sligte Gardens
violetrings01.jpgjpg violetrings01.jpg manage 161 K 26 Nov 2015 - 14:16 TerryLaurin Photo by Barry Blyth-Australia
violetrings09.JPGJPG violetrings09.JPG manage 216 K 27 Feb 2020 - 16:37 TerryLaurin Photo by Gerard Raffaelli-France
violetrings1.JPGJPG violetrings1.JPG manage 299 K 29 Dec 2020 - 22:50 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
violetrings2.jpgjpg violetrings2.jpg manage 210 K 05 Dec 2017 - 15:26 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
violetrings3.jpgjpg violetrings3.jpg manage 82 K 17 Nov 2013 - 12:20 TerryLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-France
violetrings9.JPGJPG violetrings9.JPG manage 346 K 01 Feb 2021 - 12:50 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the 1994 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin
Topic revision: r22 - 17 Jul 2022, TerryLaurin
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