Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Reticulata
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Gold
Lavender
Flower Patterns: Other
Awards: Williamson-White Medal: 1985

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flowers: Nocturnal
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Image from 1958 Eden Road catalog.

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