Common names:
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Louisiana
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Flower Form: Creped
Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Pink
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 1399
Ben R. Hager Cup: 1959

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Underground structures: Caudex
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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