Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

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

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Flowers: Fragrant
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

photo from the 1935 catalog, Quality Gardens, Freeport, Illinois

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