Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:Aril
Bloom Season:Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification:Violet
Flower Patterns:Wash

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4b
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Underground structures:Caudex
Propagation: Seeds:Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods:Stolons and runners
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

photo from the 1930 catalog, Robert Wayman, Bayside, NY

Comments:
Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Sep 11, 2015 6:17 AM

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