Iris x robusta 'Dark Aura'

Iris x robusta 'Dark Aura' AGM

Conservation Plant - HPS Number P105

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Introduced: not known
By: Shropshire Group

Date added to the website: 9th Jun 2023
Date updated on the website: 7th Nov 2023

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Conservation Scheme information for Iris x robusta ‘Dark Aura’

ID: P105
Introduced: not known
By: Shropshire Group
Reason: Jennifer Hewitt purchased in 1979 (supplier unknown). She introduced it to cultivation originally registered as Iris virginica ‘De Luxe’ in 1987 with American Iris Society. That name was found to be invalid according to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) and was renamed and registered as x robusta ‘Dark Aura’ in 1996. Awarded RHS AGM in 2005.
Verified by: British Iris Society
Description: Rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Iris x robusta are natural hybrids of I. versicolor and I. virginica.
Dimensions: 100cm x 50cm
Flowers: Dark purple stems to 90cm carry a number of small flowers. Standards are cupped, erect, violet. Falls are drooping, violet, with a yellow, white-edged signal.
Foliage: Narrow leaves, dark red in spring, becoming green with a purple tinge at the base.
Soil: Neutral to acid moisture retentive soil.
Aspect: Full sun or part-shade
Pests: Generally no problems.
Cultivation: Needs moisture - good for marginal or bog garden planting.
Propagation: Divide rhizomes after flowering, leaving 2 or 3 leaf fans per division.

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June 2020 Conservation Feature

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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition

Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009

A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen

2 linked articles

On a Chalk Hillside July 2023 – Developing our garden

On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs

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