Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie
Year Of Registration: 1920
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1920
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Wine

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by crowrita1
Photo by brettbarney73

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06

Date: c. 1932
illustration from the 1932 catalog, Carl Salbach, Berkeley, CA

Date: c. 1928
photo from the 1928 catalog, Lee R. Bonnewitz, Van Wert, Ohio

Date: c. 1931
photo from the 1931 catalog, Stummp & Walter, New York City

Date: c. 1922
photo by S. Mottet from 'Les Iris cultivés', 1923

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