Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Irving Moore
Year Of Registration: 1927
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1927
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Foliage: Purple Based

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)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 40 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-10
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-12

Date: 2018-05-28

Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05/10/2011

Date: c. 1932
illustration from the 1932 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,
Location: WI
Date: 2023-05-30

Date: c. 1935
photo ['Coronation' is to the right] from the 1935 catalog, Rober

Date: 2014-05-26
Beard

Date: 2014-06-01
Stem, bud pattern, bloom
Location: West Valley City, UT
Photo by Muddymitts
Photo by Muddymitts

Date: 2014-06-01
Purple based foliage
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