Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Louisiana
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Lavender
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Awards: C. G. White Medal: 1988

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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