Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Dutch, Spanish and English
Bloom Season:Early
Bloom Color Classification:Orange
Pink
Flower Patterns:Bicolor
Foliage:Purple Based
Awards:Eric Nies Medal: 9571

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:Bulbs
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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