Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Reticulata
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Awards: Eric Nies Medal: 0025
Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 7002

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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