Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Species
Bloom Season:Early
Very Late
Very Very Late
Rebloom
Flower Form:Magnolia
Bloom Color Classification:Wine
Flower Patterns:Variegata
Awards:Cook-Douglas Medal: 1969

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6b
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Taproot
Propagation: Seeds:Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods:Corms
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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