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Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: Tw55C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Red
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: White standards narrowly rimmed gold; white falls, ruby veins transitioning to yellow ground with ruby veins becoming heavy ruby wash ending in narrow gold bands
Beard Color: Bright yellow
Style Arm Color: White, touched gold on crest
Fragrance: Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010
Award of Merit: 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: Ring Around Rosie X Quandary
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2021-05-30
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2016-05-12
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-17

Date: 2020-05-11
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2022-05-26
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2019-05-23
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-14
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-06-02
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-05-08
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-05-04
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
Location: Asheville, NC
Date: 2012-05-02
Small flower with a lot of visual pop
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Location: my yard
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-28
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Photo by Betja
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-05-30
Photo by Betja
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-05-26
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: May 2, 2012
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 25, 2012
Photo by Betja
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2016-05-23

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
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Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
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