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Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris

Iris germanica Tingle
Bearded Iris

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An early variety, very spring-like, with warm white flowers, maculate with gold yellow on the sepals, and a white beard with an orange tip. It flowers on stems of 16 to 18 cm between March and April depending on the region.  
Height at maturity
18 cm
Spread at maturity
20 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time September to October
Recommended planting time February to March, July to October
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Flowering time March to April
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Description

The iris ‘Tingle’ is a miniature variety that brightens early spring with its warm white flowers, maculate and infused with golden yellow. Its primrose colour stands out well among stones and on gravel. This dwarf iris has a very low-growing habit, well-suited to small spaces. It will look superb mixed with small blue and mauve bulbs.

'Tingle' is classified in the group of Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris, those small rhizomatous iris that flower much earlier than the tall bearded iris in gardens. This cultivar flowers between late March and April, depending on the region. It is a perennial plant with a fleshy rootstock. Its rootstock produces small fans of narrow, upright, sword-shaped leaves, glaucous green, and its stump slowly widens over the years. In flower, 'Tingle' reaches about 18 cm in height. Each flower carries three upright petals of warm white, slightly veined with golden yellow at the base, and three trailing sepals of the same white, marked with a large patch of a deeper yellow. A fine yellow border outlines the edge of the sepals. The beard is white at the tip, but golden and orange-yellow towards the throat. The flowers emit a light, rather musky fragrance.

The iris 'Tingle' was registered in 2000 by American breeder Paul Black. Its seedling number is D161A. It results from the cross-breeding 'Sweet Bite' × seedling B289A. The American Iris Society honoured it twice: Honorable Mention in 2002 and Award of Merit in 2004.

Use the iris ‘Tingle’ to brighten a low border, a rock garden, a planter or on the top of a low wall. Plant it in groups of 3 or 5 rootstocks, spaced 20 to 25 cm apart, leaving patches of gravel or bare soil around the rootstocks. Small blue-flowered bulbs can fill the intervals without competing with the iris. Try with the crocus chrysanthus ‘Blue Marlin’, the muscari armeniacum ‘Valerie Finnis’ and the iris pumila ‘Blue Denim’.

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Garden iris, bearded iris: planting, care
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by Virginie T. 13 min.
Garden iris, bearded iris: planting, care
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Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris (Flowering) Flowering
Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris (Foliage) Foliage
Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone
Flowering time March to April
Inflorescence Cluster
Fragrance slightly scented rather musky scent

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 18 cm
Spread at maturity 20 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Iris

Species

germanica

Cultivar

Tingle

Family

Iridaceae

Other common names

Bearded Iris

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference26104

Planting and care

The dwarf iris 'Tingle' is planted from July to October, when in rootstock form. Install it in full sun, in very well-drained soil, even poor and lime-bearing or stony soil. Place the rootstock almost at the surface, with the roots spread downwards; the top must remain visible. Water generously at planting to ensure good soil-to-root contact, then only during dry periods in the weeks following establishment. After that, watering will be unnecessary. Cut back the faded flower stems after flowering. Divide the clump every three or four years in summer, when the centre flowers less.

Planting period

Best planting time September to October
Recommended planting time February to March, July to October

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the flower stems at the end of flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time April
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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