Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 1829

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)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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