Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
-
Types
-
Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris
Number of Varieties
106
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-113-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
10-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.40 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
300.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Bronze, Sandy Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Bacterial leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Styptic
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Wood
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for woodware
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CYRILLA racemiflora
IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'
Common Name
Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle
Bearded Iris
In Hindi
Leatherwood
Bearded Iris
In German
Leather
Schwertlilie
In French
Leatherwood
Iris barbu
In Spanish
Leatherwood
Iris barbudo
In Greek
Leatherwood
γενειοφόρος Iris
In Portuguese
Leatherwood
bearded Iris
In Polish
Leatherwood
brodaty Iris
In Latin
Leatherwood
Volunt barbati Iris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Ericales
Asparagales
Family
Cyrillaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Cyrilla
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Irideae
Subfamily
-
Iridoideae
Number of Species
5300
1
27800
👆🏻