Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lemon
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1844
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Fragrance: Pronounced

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 33 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris
Also sold as:
  • Iris 'Madame Chereau'

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 24, 2017
Photo In Overcast & Clouds

Mme. Chereau, Historic TB Plicata
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 24, 2014
Close Up In Moderate Sunlight
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-18
Blooms very slender and falls very droopy on this old historic.
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-05-30
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
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Photo by MargieNY
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2005-08-11
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Photo by crowrita1
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 6, 2013
Graceful, Drooping Falls
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 4, 2013
Quaint Historic Form

Mme. Chereau, Historic TB Plicata

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Date: 2014-05-19
beard
Location: Paris, France
Date: May 2015

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