Iris | |
Border Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Tailored Creped |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black Orchid Gold |
Flower Patterns: | Amoena |
Fragrance: | Musky |
Awards: | Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2060 Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 2030 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 0201 |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing |
Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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