Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season:Very Very Late

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Flowers:Nocturnal
Underground structures:Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds:Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:Other
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

illustration from the 1936 catalog, Carl Salbach, Berkeley, Calif

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