| Iris | |
| Tall Bearded Iris |
| Classification: | Spuria |
| Bloom Season: | Very Very Early |
| Flower Form: | Creped |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Broken |
| Foliage: | Purple Stems or Bracts |
| Awards: | W. A. Payne Medal: 2919 |
| 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) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Flowers: | Nocturnal |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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