Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Siberian
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 1319

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Flowers: Fragrant
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

photo of Irises (L to R) Meldoric, [unknown] & Red Dominion from

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catalog description from 1931 by scvirginia Dec 20, 2020 11:14 AM 0

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