| Tall Bearded Iris | |
| Iris |
| Classification: | Interspecies Hybrids---Species X |
| Bloom Season: | Very Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Reverse Amoena |
| Awards: | Williamson-White Medal: 3916 Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 3291 |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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