Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Awards:Caparne-Welch Medal: 9213
Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 9311

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 11
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Taproot
Propagation: Seeds:Provide darkness
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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

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