Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Arilbred
Bloom Season:Mid Late

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 5a
Flowers:Nocturnal
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Provide darkness
Propagation: Other methods:Crowns
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

illustration from the 1928 catalog, Carl Salbach, Berkeley, CA

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