Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bertrand Farr
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1913
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata

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: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: c. 1925
photo from the 'Bulletin of the American Iris Society', 1925

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