Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 1769

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7a
Flowers: Nocturnal
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

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