Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barr & Sons
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1898
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self
Fragrance: Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Selected form of I. pallida
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2017-05-28
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2017-05-28
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Location: Paris, France
Date: May 2015
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: Paris, France
Date: May 2015
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