Tall Bearded Iris 'Tamale Time'
Family: Iridaceae (Iris Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
· Height: 38 inches
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: Sulphur yellow standards to colonial yellow center;
wax yellow style arms, colonial yellow ground falls, port wine to horse
chestnut solid to washed markings almost overall, hafts flushed more brown,
bronze yellow and port wine mixture beards, plicata
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: average, well drained, sandy loam
best
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Moisture: average to dry; do not tolerate
wet feet (will rot); drought tolerant
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Use: accent plant in cottage gardens,
perennial borders; cut flowers
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Care: plant shallow, 1/2 soil; do not
mulch heavily; cut off spent flowers and remove flowering stem to the ground
after blooming; divide every 3-4 years; bearded iris are heavy feeders so plan
to fertilize in early spring and again in late summer
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Concerns: too much moisture causes soft rot
problems; iris borer
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Native to: species native to Eastern
Mediterranean
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Notes: deer and rabbit resistant; salt
tolerant
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Supplier: donated by Madison Area Iris
Society
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G323
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