Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: TB91A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Icy blue white
Beard Color: Medium blue
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015
Award of Merit: 2018
Hans and Jacob Sass 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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Bluebeard's Ghost X Mythology

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  • Iris
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Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2018
Photo In Early Morning Sunlight Before 9:00 am.
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2018
Photo In Early Morning Sunlight Before 9:00 am.
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 29, 2019
One of the finest Thomas Johnson irises. Highly reccomended!
Location: my yard
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-25
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2011-05-23
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi

Image courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden

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