Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Japanese (Ensata) |
Bloom Season: | Very Very Late |
Flower Form: | Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Green Lavender |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Foliage: | Golden |
Fragrance: | Sweet Musky |
Awards: | Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 0902 |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
Flowers: | Showy Other |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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