Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Bloom Season: | Rebloom |
Flower Form: | Creped |
Bloom Color Classification: | Silver/Grey |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
Awards: | Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2002 |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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