Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Arilbred
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Bloom Color Classification:Black
Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns:Emma Cook
Fragrance:Musky

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9b
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Other
Underground structures:Tuber
Propagation: Seeds:Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

Photo by J. Griffin Crump. Used with permission.

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