Common names:
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Awards: Award of Merit: 1996
Morgan-Wood Medal: 6961

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Flowers: Fragrant
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Crowns
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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