Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Border Bearded (BB)
Bloom Season:Early
Bloom Color Classification:Black
Orange
Flower Patterns:Emma Cook
Foliage:Golden
Awards:John C. Wister Medal: 3911

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7b
Flowers:Other
Underground structures:Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds:Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Cane
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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

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