Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Interspecies Hybrids---Species X
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Flower Form:Flat
Bloom Color Classification:Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns:Bicolor
Awards:Eric Nies Medal: 9915

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9a
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods:Offsets
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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