Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Spuria
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Awards: Award of Merit: 4190
Randolph-Perry Medal: 4912

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

illustration from the 1948 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

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