Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Junos
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Bloom Color Classification:Cream
Purple
Yellow
Flower Patterns:Amoena

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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4a
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate
Propagation: Other methods:Other
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

illustration from the 1934 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

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