Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Species

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Yellow or various shades of purple is the most common, but blue, cream, white, and blended colors are also found, there is often a darker spot on the falls
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • Dwarf Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-04-22
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
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Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2024-04-10
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-03-31
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-04-25
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-04-16
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-04-13
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-04-22
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-04-22
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2021-04-15
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-04-04
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2024-04-09
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-04-16
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-04-20
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-04-20
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2021-04-20
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-04-26

Date: c. 1787
illustration from 'The Botanical Magazine', 1787
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2021-04-20
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2021-04-20
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-03-19

Date: c. 1924
illustration from 'The Handbook of Garden Irises' by Dykes, 1924
Location: z5a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-04-19
Location: z5a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-04-19
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