Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Siberian
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Awards: Eric Nies Medal: 1972
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1079

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Flowers: Malodorous
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Crowns
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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