FRENCH HORNS, Tall Bearded Iris.

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Hybridizer:Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration:2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry):2007
Seedling Number:Tw81B
Classification:Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height:36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season:Mid Late
Flower Form:Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification:Blue
White
Flower Patterns:Plicata
Bloom Color Description:White, strong blue violet stitched edge
Beard Color:White, tipped violet blue
Style Arm Color:Dark blue violet
Foliage:Purple Based
Fragrance:Slight
Awards:Honorable Mention: 2009
Award of Merit: 2011
John C. Wister Medal: 2013

General Plant Information 
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:
Child plants:

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: June 2017
Location: Bassett, VA (Zone 7a)
Date: 2024-05-01
First bloom. Such an intricate pattern.
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-25

Date: 2014-05-15
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-05-17

Date: 2014-05-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-16
First year bloom.
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