| Description | Tall Bearded Iris ABC's |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full, 1/2 day |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | well drained, rhizomes will rot in heavy poorly drained, ph of 6-7 is preferred. |
| Flowers | 2-4 inch flowers come in a plethora of colors, borne on the tip and sides branch of the flower scape, end of May into June, zone #5 |
| Leaves | flat fan at growing tip. |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Roots | fibrous off the rhizome |
| Dimensions | to 30 inches depending on cultivar |
| Maintenance | With time Iris will form a thick clump of rhizomes. These need to be divided and thinned (See "Dividing Iris" on this website for more information on this subject) Bare root Iris rhizomes are best planted from July through September. Remember to plant the growing tip of the rhizomes in the direction you want them to grow. The Iris Borer can be a problem. |
| Propagation | by division of the rhizome in August or early September (See "Dividing Iris" on this website for more information on this subject) |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Grand Waltz, Lemon Mist, Pristine, Gat Persona, Brides Halo, Carolina Gold, Fuchsia Frill, Thriller, Quite Tube |
| Notes & Reference | #88-The Iris Book (Molly Price), Schreiner's Iris Gardens web site |
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