Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Bloom Season: | Very Early |
Flower Form: | Ruffled Flat |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Blue |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Space Age Beard Appendages: | Spoons |
Fragrance: | Absent Spicy |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
Flowers: | Malodorous Other |
Underground structures: | Tuber |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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