Tall Bearded Iris | |
Iris |
Classification: | Interspecies Hybrids---Species X |
Bloom Season: | Very Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Luminata |
Awards: | Knowlton Medal: 5195 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1959 |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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