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Tall Bearded Iris |
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Iris |
| Hybridizer: | Ferdinand Cayeux |
| Year Of Registration: | 1932 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1932 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| 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 |
Thinning Versus Dividing in Bearded IrisesAlthough irises produce glorious flowers, the plants are remarkably carefree. They do have a somewhat unusual pattern of growth in comparison with other common garden perennials, though, and this presents challenges to gardeners.
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| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| searching for Magnifica by TessaNoel | Jul 23, 2020 11:32 PM | 10 |
| Your top ten irises.... by evelyninthegarden | Jun 15, 2020 12:28 AM | 34 |
| Northern Illinois Peak by crowrita1 | Jun 2, 2020 12:55 AM | 40 |
| Anyone Know It's Name? by jendarith | May 1, 2020 12:34 AM | 13 |
| Emergence - II by TBManOR | Apr 29, 2020 9:28 AM | 33 |
| West Coast Bloom Season 2019 by ARUBA1334 | Mar 31, 2020 4:24 AM | 290 |
| Season 2020 by shizen | Jan 3, 2021 6:48 PM | 1,775 |
| Iris pictures to get us through in the winter... by evelyninthegarden | Oct 20, 2020 2:40 PM | 429 |
| 2019 Seedlings by KentPfeiffer | Apr 9, 2020 1:44 AM | 201 |
| Would love to see photos of your "black" iris! by cinvasko | Feb 2, 2020 4:59 PM | 15 |
| Mid-May at Mid-America by Lestv | Feb 23, 2020 10:11 PM | 234 |
| Early season at Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm by Lestv | Sep 11, 2019 12:07 PM | 31 |
| My 2019 Northern Blooms by Lbsmitty | Jun 29, 2019 10:06 PM | 199 |
| Bloomin time in Cheese head country! by tveguy3 | Mar 1, 2020 9:50 PM | 544 |
| Choose 10 by DaisyDo | Jul 20, 2020 12:16 PM | 85 |
| Results of voting on the 2018 Tall Bearded Symosium Popularity Poll by DaisyDo | Apr 10, 2019 1:04 PM | 14 |
| Nothin' Could Be Finer Than to Be In Carolina - 2019 blooms by Lestv | Jan 21, 2020 11:52 PM | 789 |
| California Dreaming.... by evelyninthegarden | Dec 23, 2020 10:17 PM | 1,678 |
| Bonnie's Bloomers a.k.a. Fellowship of the Garden by grannysgarden | Jan 3, 2021 7:08 PM | 2,736 |
| How many of Joseph Ghio's irises do you have? by janwax | Mar 22, 2019 9:00 PM | 88 |
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