Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bertrand Farr
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1909
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Flower Patterns: Blend
Foliage: Purple Based

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: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Uploaded by Lestv
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-05-03
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-04-20
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-04-23
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-26
Location: Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2016-05-31
Uploaded by KatsI2
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-05-01
Prolific bloomer in third season, from Old House Gardens
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-04
Location: Ozark Iris Gardens
Date: May 16, 2021

Date: 2021-05-10
Quaker Lady
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 6, 2017
Location: My garden
Date: May 2013
Quaker Lady TB
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-07
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Uploaded by LeeHandsel
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-04-29
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-28
Uploaded by Lestv
Uploaded by Lestv
Location: Clymer,PA
Date: 05/23/2019

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-04-19
Uploaded by Lestv
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-21
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-21
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-21
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-15
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-04-23
Location: Hustisford, WI
Date: 2012-05-18

Date: 2014-05-23
  • Uploaded by Cat
Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2013-05-30
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Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on May 27, 2020 9:12 AM concerning plant:
    May be an old-fashioned and less showy bloom, but the soft colors go very well in my garden and it outperforms most of the others, both in flower count and in dividing.
    Glad to have this Lady in my garden.
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