| Border Bearded Iris | |
| Iris |
| Classification: | Dutch, Spanish and English |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Flower Form: | Laced |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Magenta Red |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
| Awards: | Randolph-Perry Medal: 2010 |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Flowers: | Malodorous Nocturnal |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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