Scientific Name:	Iris cvs. (tall bearded)
Pronunciation:	EYE-riss
Common Name:	tall bearded iris
Family Name:	Iridaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
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Course(s):	CLT Training, HORT 2355

Habit: Stiffly upright Form: Vase Texture: Very coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 3 Corolla Shape: Ligulate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): White, Violet, Blue Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun Additional Info: Like most irises found locally, this is a single flower with one inferior ovary but the stigmas are petal-like to make it appear as three separate flowers.

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Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North (PDW) PonD West (WDH) Wark-Dumais House Location Map

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