Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: William Mohr Medal: 1049
Randolph-Perry Medal: 1399

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Image from 1943 Schreiner's catalog

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