Iris | |
Tall Bearded Iris |
Classification: | Pacific Coast |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Flower Form: | Creped Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orange |
Flower Patterns: | Wash |
Space Age Beard Appendages: | Pompoms |
Fragrance: | Absent Sweet |
Awards: | Caparne-Welch Medal: 2003 |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Flowers: | Fragrant Malodorous |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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