Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Awards: | Cook-Douglas Medal: 5190 Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 1469 |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Underground structures: | Caudex |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other |
Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
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