Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Blend
Awards: Award of Merit: 9515
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 1597

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Flowers: Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Image from 1957 Eden Road catalog.

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