Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Flower Form: Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Gold
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Award of Merit: 1020
Cook-Douglas Medal: 1999

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Malodorous
Underground structures: Corm
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)
Ploidy: Haploid
Child plants: 104 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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