| Iris | |
| Tall Bearded Iris |
| Classification: | Aril |
| Bloom Season: | Very Very Early |
| Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Magenta Purple Wine Yellow |
| Flower Patterns: | Glaciata |
| Foliage: | Purple Stems or Bracts |
| Awards: | Eric Nies Medal: 1023 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1210 |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full 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 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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