See New TB Image Gallery

*
  

You are here: Iris Wiki>TbAthruE Web>TallBearded>TbBreakfastAtTiffanys (21 Jan 2023, dougchyz)Edit Attach

■(TB) 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'

1983, McWhirter

'Breakfast At Tiffany's' (James McWhirter, R. 1982). Seedling# J78-1-1. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early bloom. Heavily ruffled mulberry with velvety sheen; mulberry beard tipped blue. 'Tennessee Frost' X B. Brown seedling# 74-4: ('His Lordship' x 'Caro Nome'). Cottage Gardens 1983. Honorable Mention 1985.

See below:
breakfast.JPGPages from AsIADO-1983 01 AIS.pdf

References:

From AIS Bulletin #249 April 1983 Introducing BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (James McWhirter, 1983) TB, E, 38". Extremely elegant mulberry with lots of ruffles and perfect branching. $30.00. Cottage Gardens.
 

Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions.
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils.

BobPries - 21 Apr 2019

Please do not enter images that are not your own without owners' permission, this is against Wiki policy

"Although the Encyclopedia is free to all, it is supported by Emembership in AIS, If you would like to help sustain this reference, for $15 you can become an Emember, click here."

Interested in Tall Bearded Iris? Please visit the: Tall Bearded Iris Society website.

To Report errors do not use comment box but contact the Iris Encyclopedia Photo Manager or Iris Encyclopedia Manager Comment box is reserved for added information about the topic.

Your Observations Are Valued. Please make note of bud count, branching, purple based foliage and bloom time, etc. Because these are affected by climate, note date, year and geographic location and write these and other comments in the comment box below.

 

-- BetsyHiggins - 2010-10-18
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Pages from <a class="foswikiNewLink" href="/bin/edit/TbAthruE/AsIADO?topicparent=TbAthruE.TbBreakfastAtTiffanys" rel="nofollow" title="Create this topic">AsIADO</a>-1983_01_AIS.pdfpdf Pages from AsIADO-1983_01_AIS.pdf manage 309 K 08 May 2022 - 14:59 Main.davepote Extracted from AIS Bulletin 248(Jan. 1983), p. 48.
breakfast.JPGJPG breakfast.JPG manage 537 K 17 Dec 2018 - 03:32 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Larry Harder slide collection
Edit  | Attach | Print version | History: r12 < r11 < r10 < r9 | Backlinks | View wiki text | Edit wiki text | More topic actions
Topic revision: r12 - 21 Jan 2023, dougchyz
This site is powered by FoswikiCopyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
Ideas, requests, problems regarding Iris Wiki? Send feedback