Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Fragrance: Absent
Pronounced

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4b
Flowers: Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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