Common names:
Border Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Species
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Awards: Cook-Douglas Medal: 9157
Eric Nies Medal: 9718
President's Cup: 7931

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Flowers: Malodorous
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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