Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Reticulata
Bloom Season:Late
Bloom Color Classification:Cream
Green
Flower Patterns:Reverse Amoena
Foliage:Golden
Awards:Cook-Douglas Medal: 1940

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 13
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Corm
Propagation: Seeds:Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods:Stolons and runners
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

illustration from the 1940 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

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