Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Visual Pleasure'
Family: Iridaceae (Iris Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
· Height: 27 inches
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Bloom Time: May
· Bloom: standards & falls barium yellow; falls have deeper brighter lemon yellow around beards and upper half of petal; beards tangerine in throat, yellow orange in middle, ends gentian blue, short hairy gentian blue horns; moderately ruffled
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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 G307
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