Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: TX16B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Bright white standards flushed yellow at midrib, fine network of yellow veins; white falls overlaid with brown veins and sanding between veins at hafts, centers washed medium yellow, lighter below beards, darker going downward ending in wide white bands
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Style Arm Color: White, lemon crests
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Impulsive X Whispering Spirits
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2017-05-27
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Date: 2021-11-01
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Date: April 27, 2012
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Date: 05/28/2019
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Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
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Date: 2002-11-03
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Date: 2018 Apr 25
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Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2014-06-02
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Date: April 27, 2012

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
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