Honey Comb Tall Bearded Iris isn't the tallest Tall Bearded Iris... BUT a dreamy Butterscotch color that just melts into any Spring color palette and more ruffles than the dresses my Nana made me wear in the 80s. Another outstanding Iris bred by Larry Lauer, this is one you will want to add to your garden or your cut flower lineup!
Honey Comb Tall Bearded Iris
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach, White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Butterscotch standards, slight peachy cast up midrib fading to peachy yellow, thin white rim; white falls, wide orange buff rim, darker shoulders
Beard Color: Fire red, tipped yellow
Style Arm Color: Cream, peachy yellow crest
Fragrance: Pronounced, Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008
Award of Merit: 2012
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: Division, Will not come true from seed
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Crusader Rabbit X Fashion Designer
Bearded Irises love a sunny spot with well draining soil. Afternoon shade is fine, but to bloom their best, full sun is recommended. To plant your rhizomes, make a small mound in your soil. Lay the rhizome with the roots draping down the sides of the mound. Backfill your soil making sure to cover all of the roots and only half of the rhizome. They really want to bake in the sun!
Bearded Irises can be planted anywhere from 12" to 24" apart, depending on how often you want to divide them. The closer together, the more often you will need to split them to keep them from becoming too crowded. Spacing that is further apart allows you a few years before you would need to think about splitting them.
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