Common names:
Border Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Dutch, Spanish and English
Bloom Season:Very Early
Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification:Black
Rose
Flower Patterns:Reverse Amoena
Fragrance:Slight
Spicy
Awards:Cook-Douglas Medal: 1991
Knowlton Medal: 3991
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 9591

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences:Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 8a
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Malodorous
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Division
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

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