Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Dutch, Spanish and English
Bloom Season:Very Early
Bloom Color Classification:Orchid
Copper/Brown
Cream
Flower Patterns:Wash
Awards:Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 9195

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 11
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Bulb
Propagation: Seeds:Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods:Offsets
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

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