Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Interspecies Hybrids---Species X
Bloom Season:Very Very Late
Flower Form:Tailored
Bloom Color Classification:Black
Orchid
Purple
Flower Patterns:Plicata
Fragrance:Slight
Musky

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 5a
Flowers:Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds:Stratify seeds
Propagation: Other methods:Offsets
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

Taken in my garden in Tehachapi, CA

Discussion Threads about this plant
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A star sticker on my forehead? by SpringGreenThumb Jun 9, 2016 10:04 PM 7

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