Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Reticulata
Bloom Season:Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification:Lavender
Flower Patterns:Reverse Amoena

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7a
Flowers:Malodorous
Underground structures:Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

photo from the 1939 catalog, Oakhurst Gardens, Arcadia, Californi

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