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Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 010-1503A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Bloom Color Description: Brown standards; henna falls
Beard Color: Saffron yellow
Style Arm Color: Brown
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016
Award of Merit: 2018

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Brilliant Idea X Maggie Beth
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2019-05-15
Overcast conditions.  Outstanding as a large clump.
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-22
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: April 2017
Tall Bearded Iris Cow Patty
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-10
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2019-04-11
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-23

Date: 2015-05-14
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2019-04-11
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-16
TB Cow Patty - This years bloom was brown versus last years yello
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2019-04-09

Date: 2015-04-25
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Date: 2015-04-25
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-20
Location: Superstition Garden - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Photo by coboro
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Cow Patty by cocoajuno Apr 22, 2021 1:27 AM 1

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