Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Bearded Iris. 'Tiger Shark'

Iris germanica

Description:

Bearded iris, Iris germanica, is a hardy, long-lived perennial that require a minimum of maintenance. The flowers have six petals; three upright petals (called standards) and three hanging petals (called falls). A fuzzy line or beard runs down the middle of each fall. Flowers come in many colors including blue, pink, purple, reddish, white, yellow, and bi-colors. Most bearded iris flower in the spring (April to June depending on cultivar), but some of the new cultivars re-flower in the summer and fall. The second flower display is not as showy as the spring display but last into the fall. Many re-blooming iris are fragrant.

Habitat:

Garden setting

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 3, 2013
Submitted on Apr 15, 2013

Related Spottings

Spanish Iris Iris Yellow flag iris Bearded iris

Nearby Spottings

Tawny Emperor Northern Cardinal     female Ghislaine de Feligonde Great Blue Heron

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team