Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Pink
Flower Patterns: Glaciata
Awards: Williamson-White Medal: 0891

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Cane
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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