Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Species
Bloom Color Classification: Violet

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: Self fertile
Stratify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • German Iris
  • Iris
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Iris x germanica
  • Synonym: Iris germanica var. florentina
  • Synonym: Iris croatica
  • Synonym: Iris vulgaris
  • Synonym: Iris germanica
  • Synonym: Iris florentina
  • Synonym: Iris sambucina
  • Synonym: Iris x sambucina
  • Synonym: Iris lurida

Photo Gallery
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-03-28
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-01
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 10, 2015
Early To Bloom
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-03-17
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 10, 2015
Very Historic

Date: 2022-04-27
Location: West Valley City, UT
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC
Date: April 15, 2024
Bearded iris # 260 nn; RAB p. 329, 46-5-6; AG p. , 113-1; LHB pag
Location: Swanton Vermont
Date: may 2023
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 5/15/2022
First bloom of 2022 season!
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: Goreme, Turkey
Date: 2024-05-02
This iris was growing all around the caves in Goreme, Turkey and
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: NY
Date: 2019-05-19
Location: Tossa de Mar, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
A different color
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-06

Date: c. 1903
illustration from 'Prof. Dr. Thome's Flora von Deutschland, Oster
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2023-04-30
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 2020-04-20

Date: c. 1503
detail from a 1503 painting by Albrecht Dürer called 'Iris Troia
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 4-19-2015
Damaged by cold right before bloom.
Location: Clymer,PA
Date: 05/17/2019
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-03
Location: Tossa de Mar, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-06
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-04-16
Location: NY
Date: 2021-05-03
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 4-19-2015
Damaged by cold right before bloom.

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08

Date: 2007-04-07
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-04-23
aka iris croatica
Location: Mountain City, Texas
Date: 2015-04-11

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
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