Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Rose
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Awards: Knowlton Medal: 1958
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: 3189

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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