Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: De Candolle
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1813
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Yellow

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: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2022-05-17
Location: Newby Hall Ripon Yorkshire England UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Iris flavescens
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-02
Flavescens and friend
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-02
Overcast, 1st day bloom
Location: Illinois
Date: 2015-05-25
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-28
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Clymer,PA
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-05-29
 6:27 pm. Older, lemon yellow Iris with a lemon fragrance.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-06-02
 6:38 pm. Always healthy - a long bloom time and that wonderful l
Location: Southern Colorado 
Date: 2013/06/13
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 3, 2017
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-08

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Wiesbaden - Germany
Date: 2014-05-14

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens
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Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On May 15, 2015 Bloomed
Still blooming despite heavy winds.
dragonfetti On May 4, 2015 Bloomed
dragonfetti On February 3, 2015 Potted up
Planted into sunflower garden; plant green but small.
dragonfetti On January 30, 2015 Obtained plant
From eBay; $2.97+3.00 shipping. Very small rhizomes maybe two inches tall and an inch around. But I wanted historics... will think that through next time. Seller irisreduce. will hydrate tonight.
Hajue On May 16, 2018 Bloomed
Davereau On May 28, 2018 Bloomed
Davereau On May 4, 2018 Obtained plant
Transplanted plant from another location about 8 miles away
KelliW On August 10, 2018 Obtained plant
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