Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Interspecies Hybrids---Species X
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Blue
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Awards: Honorable Mention: 9915

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Flowers: Nocturnal
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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