Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Season:Rebloom

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Flowers:Other
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Other
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

photo from the 1936 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton, Oregon

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