Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Species
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Pale lavender blue

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • Dalmatian Iris
  • Iris
  • Sweet Iris
Also sold as:
  • Iris 'Pallida'

Photo Gallery
Location: Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-31
Zone 9b. Planted long ago...
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2021-04-08

Date: 2022-05-01
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 22, 2011
Close Up View
Location: In my garden, Lansing, IA
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: Chatham, VA
Date: 05/03/2023
Photo by mattsmom
Location: rose line bed
Date: 2019-05-16
rainy

Date: 2004-04-30
Location: Bed H
Date: 2022-05-19
Peeking out after drenching rain
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2014-03-24
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: by filberts
Date: 20230516
shady

Date: 2021-05-08
Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Location: Zone 6
Date: 2020-05-04
Iris Pallida Dalmatica - Casa_de_Fanska
Location: rose line bed
Date: 2019-05-16
rainy
Photo by stilldew
Location: Bed H
Date: 2022-05-19
Peeking out after drenching rain
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 2020-05-26
Location: by filberts
Date: 20230516
shady
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-11
Location: property line
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy
Location: property line
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: Early June 2021
Pallida Dalmatica

Date: 2021-05-18
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2004-08-31
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Photo by pinkiris
Location: Hood, Alabama 
Date: 2022-04-22
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Bed H
Date: 2022-05-19
Peeking out after drenching rain
Photo by pinkiris
Location: by filberts
Date: 20230516
shady
Location: property line
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy
Location: property line
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy

Date: 2022-05-01
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Date: c. 1924
illustration from 'The Handbook of Garden Irises' by Dykes, 1924

Date: 2008-06-07
Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen 1796
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Comments:
  • Posted by ttkc4704 (Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockies - Zone 4b) on Apr 19, 2022 8:21 AM concerning plant:
    Ordered mine as part of a Historic Iris Collection from Ozark Iris. Along with Germanica and Florentina
Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On February 3, 2015 Potted up
Planted in Sunflower Garden; plant small but green.
dragonfetti On January 30, 2015 Obtained plant
From eBay; $2.97+3.00 shipping. Very small rhizomes maybe two inches tall and an inch around. But I wanted historics... will think that through next time. Seller irisreduce. will hydrate tonight.
Zencat On May 1, 2018 Bloomed
Zencat On May 3, 2017 Bloomed
Zencat On April 22, 2016 Bloomed
Zencat On April 30, 2015 Bloomed
Maiden bloom.
Zencat On June 2, 2014 Obtained plant
From Arlyn
VAMOJO On August 22, 2015 Obtained plant
JF-C'ville
gardenglassgems On June 15, 2022 Potted up
Removed from Flower Raised Bed area due to over crowding.
MamaFan On May 4, 2020 Bloomed
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Common names by MaryDurtschi Jun 17, 2023 9:20 AM 0
Common names by MaryDurtschi Jun 17, 2023 9:21 AM 0

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