Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ferdinand Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1924
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1924
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Foliage: Purple Based

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
Parentage: Black Prince X Alcazar
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris
Also sold as:
  • Iris 'Madame Henri Cayeux'

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Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-19
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