Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Green
White
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 0195

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Malodorous
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

illustration from the 1950 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

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