Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Bloom Season: | Late |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Reverse Bitone |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2006 C. G. White Medal: 0420 |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
Flowers: | Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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