Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: U-419-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards, white edge; white falls veined lavender
Beard Color: Tangerine, lavender at end
Style Arm Color: Pink, white crest
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2015

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: Designer Label X Barbara's Lace
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2016-04-26
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-05-22
Strawberry Frosting
Location: East facing garden zone 6b
Date: June 2023
Nice form, interesting color. Slow increaser and not reliable blo
Location: Chandler, OK
Date: 2022-05-03
Strawberry Frosting
Uploaded by TBMan
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-01

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2023-05-02
TB Iris Strawberry Frosting
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: May 2022
This picture was taken at 6 a.m. so it's early morning lighting a
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: May 2022
Maiden bloom on this iris that was moved three times to new homes
Location: Burleson TX 
Date: 2020

Date: 2021-06-05
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 4-7-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: 2021-06-05
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 28, 2017
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 28, 2017
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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