Common names:
Japanese Iris
Iris
Hanashobu

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Aril
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Purple
Silver/Grey
Awards: Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 9199
W. A. Payne Medal: 9591

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Bi-Color: eduruf ihd emmsaic
Flower Time: Fall
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Days to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Pollinators: Bees
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Five year old clump.

Discussion Threads about this plant
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Primo by eclayne Jun 26, 2014 12:21 PM 1

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