Tall Bearded Iris | |
Iris |
Classification: | Pacific Coast |
Bloom Season: | Very Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Green |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Foliage: | Purple Stems or Bracts |
Awards: | Award of Merit: 4691 W. A. Payne Medal: 4891 |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled 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 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 2 |
Flowers: | Nocturnal |
Underground structures: | Caudex |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors |
Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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