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Honky Tonk Blues Bearded Iris
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Honky Tonk Blues Bearded Iris

Award-winning blue iris deer and rabbits tend to avoid

  • Deer and rabbit resistant for fewer browsing worries
  • Award-winning blue blooms for late-spring borders
  • Drought tolerant once established in well-drained soil
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Own Root & Jumbo Own Root Roses grown on their own roots, valued for cold hardiness, strong rebound, and long lifespan. Gardeners in colder climates or anyone looking for a durable, long-living rose that stays true to its natural growth habit.
Premium WOW!® Roots Grafted roses designed for improved vigor, larger blooms, and better adaptability across different soil and growing conditions. Gardeners who want stronger performance, bigger blooms, and reliable growth across a wide range of environments.
Fortuniana Rootstock A specialized grafted rootstock known for increased bloom production, vigorous growth, and strong resistance to soil-borne issues. Ideal for warm climates (especially the South) or challenging soils like sandy conditions where extra vigor and resilience matter.
Jumbo WOW!® Roots An upgraded WOW!® root system grown larger in the field, delivering a more established bareroot with faster early performance. Arrives bareroot or potted depending on time of year. Gardeners who want a larger starting plant with more immediate impact and quicker establishment in the garden.

 

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Honky Tonk Blues German Iris gives gardeners a proven way to add richly colored, award-winning blooms to sunny beds and borders. This tall bearded iris reaches about 37" in bloom, with ruffled hyacinth-blue flowers that bring strong late-spring color without demanding constant attention.

Deer and rabbit resistant

For gardeners who battle browsing in the landscape, this is one of the biggest reasons to plant Honky Tonk Blues. Deer and rabbits tend to avoid it, so you can use it in sunny borders, cottage gardens and iris plantings with more confidence. It is a practical choice when you want showy late-spring bloom in a garden where more tempting plants may get damaged.

Award-winning garden value

Honky Tonk Blues has earned major American Iris Society honors, including the American Dykes Medal. That recognition matters because it points to a cultivar with proven ornamental quality. The hyacinth-blue blooms have ruffled petals, white-grey detailing on the falls and a matching blue beard, giving the flowers a refined, finished look in the garden.

Strong performance in sunny spaces

This iris does best in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, it has low to average water needs and is drought tolerant, which helps reduce extra watering in the right site. It also tolerates neutral to alkaline soil and has noted salt tolerance, making it useful for sunny areas that can be difficult for some perennials.

Easy to use in classic borders

Plant Honky Tonk Blues where its late-spring color can be seen clearly—along walkways, in mixed perennial beds or grouped with other bearded irises. After bloom, the upright foliage continues to mark its place neatly in the garden until the season moves on.

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