Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Very Early
Flower Form: Creped
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Lavender
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Awards: Dykes Memorial Medal: 1899

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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