Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: W. A. Payne Medal: 0024

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4b
Flowers: Showy
Nocturnal
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Black liquorice velvet - delicious  - prolific flowering.

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