Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Bloom Season:Very Very Early
Bloom Color Classification:Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns:Variegata
Awards:Caparne-Welch Medal: 1954
Founders of SIGNA Medal: 5912

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6b
Flowers:Showy
Underground structures:Taproot
Propagation: Seeds:Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods:Stolons and runners
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

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