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Iris |
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Tall Bearded Iris |
Hybridizer: | Gerarde |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | collected before 1600 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Child plants: | 30 child plants |
My ongoing love affair with the iris began when I worked for a small bank in what was once a small town. There was a separate building called the annex, where I would go to fix the staff's computers. One spring my stroll was rewarded with something magical.
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gardengus | On May 17, 2016 | Bloomed full bloom |
Hajue | On May 21, 2015 | Obtained plant Geklaut bei Sully an der Loire |
piksihk | On August 8, 2017 | Obtained plant 3 rhiz. TB lav. |
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Suggestions on TB irises that make huge clumps fast with plenty of flowers. by SonoveShakespeare | Nov 6, 2020 11:10 AM | 43 |
Bloomin time comes to Cheese Land by tveguy3 | Oct 30, 2020 9:17 PM | 962 |
Some favorites from 2018 by janwax | Sep 15, 2018 1:35 PM | 38 |
poor form in standards becoming a trend? by DaisyDo | Feb 25, 2019 11:54 AM | 99 |
2018 Irises - Purchased and gifted alike! by UndyingLight | Aug 20, 2018 8:55 PM | 14 |
Iris Identification - Hi, I'm new here by UndyingLight | Aug 25, 2018 12:09 PM | 22 |
Are These Two the Same Iris? by DogsNDaylilies | May 29, 2018 12:12 PM | 7 |
Help Identify by julieklecker | May 26, 2018 10:11 AM | 15 |
Magical Michigan 2018-Lindsay's Garden by Lbsmitty | Jul 18, 2018 1:34 PM | 340 |
Bearded Iris heirloom ID please! by bkrell | May 3, 2018 12:14 AM | 7 |
Bonnie's Bloomers 2018 by grannysgarden | Mar 22, 2019 11:45 AM | 1,782 |
Blooms 2018 by cliftoncat | Jan 2, 2019 4:17 PM | 2,872 |
Wanted: these hard to find irises by BlueFlagFan | Sep 8, 2020 8:53 PM | 415 |
Box from Historical Society Sale by piksihk | Aug 15, 2017 12:04 PM | 10 |
Bonus acorns for iris pictures by KentPfeiffer | May 31, 2019 9:42 AM | 42 |
What is your Iris avatar? by cbunny41 | May 24, 2017 12:56 PM | 114 |
Okay, NOW I get it... by DogsNDaylilies | Jun 5, 2016 8:12 PM | 47 |
Question re Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata' by Polymerous | Aug 12, 2019 1:02 PM | 18 |
Let's See Some Historics by Henhouse | Jun 14, 2020 8:06 PM | 1,921 |
What did you do in the Iris garden today? by Paul2032 | Feb 28, 2021 1:11 PM | 19,710 |
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