Common names:
Japanese Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Junos
Bloom Season:Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification:Black
Blue
Green

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9a
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Tuber
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds:Stratify seeds
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Corms
Pollinators:Bees
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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