Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Pacific Coast
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Red
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Awards: Dykes Memorial Medal: 9531

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Image from 1951 Schreiner's catalog

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