Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Dutch, Spanish and English
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 9186

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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