Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jacob Sass
Year Of Registration: 1933
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1934
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-11
David Prichard
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-13
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-12
by David Prichard
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