Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

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

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 11
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Conservation status:Least Concern (LC)

photo from the 1936 catalog, Robert Wayman, Bayside, NY

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