Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Siberian
Bloom Season:Early
Bloom Color Classification:Orchid
Flower Patterns:Plicata
Awards:Randolph-Perry Medal: 1699

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 8a
Flowers:Showy
Underground structures:Taproot
Propagation: Seeds:Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Crowns
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

Image from 1968 Moldovan Gardens catalog.

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