Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Species
Bloom Season:Very Early
Flower Form:Flared
Bloom Color Classification:Lavender
Peach
White
Flower Patterns:Reverse Amoena
Space Age Beard Appendages:Horns
Awards:Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 0221

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6b
Flowers:Nocturnal
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate
Propagation: Other methods:Stolons and runners
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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