Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: TA80A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Clear mid pink standards; milk glass white falls, pink hafts and edge
Beard Color: Salmon pink in middle, lilac blue at end
Style Arm Color: Clear mid pink
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015
Award of Merit: 2017
John C. Wister Medal: 2021

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: TW3A: (Ballet Royale x Corps de Ballet) X Secret Affair
Child plants: 17 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-25
Late bloom.

Date: 2020-06-02
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2017-11-13
Location: mid american garden
Date: 2012
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Rhode Island, US
Date: 2020-06-09
Location: my yard
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-16
First year bloom.

Date: 2022-05-23

Date: 2014-05-23
Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2021-05-13
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-06-03
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-07
First year bloom.
Location: Long Island 
Date: 6/3/2022
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-06-03
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: 2015
Location: Rhode Island, US
Date: 2020-06-06
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Will Rogers Harden
Date: May 2015
Don't Stop Believing
Location: Long Island 
Date: 5/31/2022
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-06-03
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-03

Date: 2014-05-21

Date: 2014-05-21
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-20
First year bloom. In bright sun.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-07
First year bloom.
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-05-18
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-09
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023
Photo by Lbsmitty
Photo by Mikey

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Mid America
Date: 2012-06-02
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Photo by coboro
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-09
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-09
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Comments:
  • Posted by Paul2032 ( Utah - Zone 5b) on May 31, 2020 1:32 PM concerning plant:
    A very special Blue Pink Iris. Not a trace of peach. I'm enchanted by it......Lovely form and what a beard.......Great stem and bud placement.
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