Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris
Iris germanica Tingle - Bearded Iris
Iris germanica Tingle
Bearded Iris
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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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Iris
germanica
Tingle
Iridaceae
Bearded Iris
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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.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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