Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Bloom Season:Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification:Orchid
Flower Patterns:Line and Speckles
Awards:Honorable Mention: 1933
Ben R. Hager Cup: 1139

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Leaf
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

illustration from Robert Wayman's 1940 catalog, Bayside, New York

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