Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerarde
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): collected before 1600
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 30 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo 5/5/10
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 20, 2011
Always A Classic!

Photo 5/5/10

Dalmatica
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-21
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 24, 2021
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-16
One of first iris to bloom this season
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2018-05-28

Date: 2022-05-17
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 22, 2011
Very Dependable: One Of The First To Bloom

Date: c. 1920
photo from the 1920 catalog, Cromwell Gardens, Cromwell, Connecti

Dalmatica

Date: c. 1912
photo from the 1912 catalog, Good & Reese, Springfield, Ohio
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 30, 2013
Very Historic
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 31, 2018

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Plant Events from our members
gardengus On May 17, 2016 Bloomed
full bloom
piksihk On May 15, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Found tag - no plant
piksihk On August 8, 2017 Obtained plant
3 rhiz. TB lav.
Hajue On May 21, 2015 Obtained plant
Geklaut bei Sully an der Loire
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