Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Year Of Registration: not registered
Classification: Species

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 24 to 72 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • Iris
  • Blackberry Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Iris domestica
  • Synonym: Belamcanda chinensis

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2017-07-27

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