Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Bloom Season:Early
Awards:Cook-Douglas Medal: 5190
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 1469

General Plant Information (Edit)
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)

Taken in my garden, May 2014

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