Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Creped
Bloom Color Classification: Red
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Awards: Eric Nies Medal: 7917
Dykes Memorial Medal: 5971

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flowers: Nocturnal
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Crowns
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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