Common names:
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Spuria
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Awards: Caparne-Welch Medal: 0420
W. A. Payne Medal: 0270

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Flowers: Malodorous
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Last year the blooms were mostly yellow.  This year the reds are

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