| Iris | |
| Tall Bearded Iris |
| Classification: | Spuria |
| Bloom Season: | Very Early |
| Flower Form: | Flat |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
| Flower Patterns: | Debby Rairdon |
| Awards: | Morgan-Wood Medal: 1302 |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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