Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 03-379B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Cream
Gold
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Pearl cream standards, slight tan edges; cream falls, amber hafts, yellow buff edges
Beard Color: Bronze purple at end, capsicum red in middle, darker capsicum red in throat
Style Arm Color: Pearl cream
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2013

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: Awesome Alex X 01-247: (Meteor Margaret x 99-192: (97-640: (Magic Kingdom x Tender Gender) x 97-691: (Holy Cow x Electrique)))
Child plants: 18 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Uploaded by Snork
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2021-05-19
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-04
Beard shot, full sun
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-18
Tobacco Chew (Burseen 2009)
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-18
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-04
Full sun
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-19
Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-04-14
Location: My garden, backed by abutilon ’Halo’
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-10
with resting bee
Location: Alabaster, AL
Date: 2023-05-02
Location: My garden
Date: April 2022

Date: 2014-04-22
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-27
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2020-04-08
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Vancouver,  WA 
Date: 2018-05-15
5 15 2018
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2020
Location: My garden
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Redlands, CA
Date: 2015-04-12
Wild Oak Farm
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-27
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2022
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

Date: 2017-05-20

Date: 2017-05-20
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Comments:
  • Posted by bluegrassmom (South central KY - Zone 6b) on Mar 26, 2021 10:57 PM concerning plant:
    This is a unique TB iris. Love the big brownish beard. A great grower!
Plant Events from our members
Calif_Sue On May 4, 2017 Bloomed
Calif_Sue On April 22, 2016 Bloomed
UndyingLight On May 16, 2020 Bloomed
It's gorgeous!
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by crawgarden and is called "Spring Scilla"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.