Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Dutch, Spanish and English
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Magenta
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Awards: Ben R. Hager Cup: 6914

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 10b
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Underground structures:Corm
Propagation: Seeds:Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods:Other
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

photo from the 1947 catalog, Longfield Iris Farm, Bluffton, India

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