Common names:
Tall Bearded Iris
Iris

Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Louisiana
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Creped
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Purple
Red
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Fragrance: Absent
Awards: Award of Merit: 9961

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Nocturnal
Underground structures: Taproot
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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