Common names:
Intermediate Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Purple
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: John C. Wister Medal: 2101
Williamson-White Medal: 1201
President's Cup: 1026
Other: 1203

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5a
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Blooms on new wood
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Cane
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

First year bloom of a faboulus iris

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