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Geophyte
Organ: Enlarged
rhizome
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Light
Requirements:
Full-PM Sun
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Height:
18-80
inches
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Flowering
Season:
Early summer
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Flower
Color: Orange,
red, yellow, apricot
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Planting
Time:
Spring |
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Planting
Depth:
Cover 4 inches (10 cm) |
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Spacing:
-- |
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Hardiness: Hardy
II - injured below 14°F (-10°C)
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Bulb
Storage: Store
enlarged rhizomes moist at 35°F (2°C) |
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Comments: Sword-like
leaves; flower spikes open from botom up; prefers well-drained soil
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Cultivars: Prince
Igor (80", yellow), Minister Verschuur (40", yellow) |
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USDA
Hardiness Zones
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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M |
M |
H |
H |
H |
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C=container; H=hardy;
M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant
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Name | List by Common
Name
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Consumer Horticulturist, A. A. De Hertogh, Professor, Department
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Images © by Erv Evans, A. A. De Hertogh
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