Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Millet et Fils
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1914
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self

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: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 25, 2021
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: June 4, 2020
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 26, 2021

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Date: c. 1929
illustration detail from the 1929 catalog, Southern California Ir

Date: c. 1929
illustration from the 1929 catalog, Southern California Iris Gard
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