Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Bloom Season:Early
Bloom Color Classification:Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns:Reverse Amoena
Awards:Knowlton Medal: 9151

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 8a
Flowers:Showy
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Bulbs
Conservation status:Endangered (EN)

Taken in my garden, May 2014

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