Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Japanese (Ensata)
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification:Copper/Brown
Purple
Flower Patterns:Line and Speckles

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 3
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

Stout bloom as it had just opened and not relaxed; pretty!

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