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■(TB) 'Bonus Mama'

1990, Hager

'Bonus Mama' (Ben Hager, R. 1990). Seedling# RE4184Wh#6. TB, 30" (76 cm), Early bloom and reblooom (August-November/California). Standards warm white; falls same, hint of yellow in throat; beards light yellow. Seedling# T3030Wh: ('Ice Sculpture' x 'Geometrics') X 'I Do'. Melrose 1990.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist:Rebloom reported in: CA, CT, ID, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, NE, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, Australia, Netherlands. USDA Zones 4, 5, 6, 6b, 7, 8, 9, 10

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References:

From AIS Bulletin #277 April 1990 Introducing BONUS MAMA (Hager) Wide petaled and fluted white. Short stems, but proving a wonderful parent. (Ice Sculpture x Geometries) X I Do. Early September to frost. BONUS IRIS. Melrose Gardens.
 

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Bonus-MamaN.jpgjpg Bonus-MamaN.jpg manage 31 K 21 Oct 2011 - 14:13 BetsyHiggins Photo by Nola's Iris Garden
BonusMama01.jpgjpg BonusMama01.jpg manage 65 K 06 Apr 2015 - 03:00 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
BonusMama02.jpgjpg BonusMama02.jpg manage 78 K 06 Apr 2015 - 03:02 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
BonusMama03.jpgjpg BonusMama03.jpg manage 79 K 06 Apr 2015 - 03:03 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
BonusMama04.jpgjpg BonusMama04.jpg manage 68 K 06 Apr 2015 - 03:05 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
BonusMama090405.jpgjpg BonusMama090405.jpg manage 19 K 19 Nov 2010 - 10:22 ColleenModra Colleen Modra Photo
BonusMama1.JPGJPG BonusMama1.JPG manage 148 K 05 Dec 2016 - 04:16 TerryLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
BonusMama2.jpgjpg BonusMama2.jpg manage 130 K 04 Jul 2019 - 19:34 TerryLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
Bonus_Mama_TB_Re_Ben_Hager_1990.jpgjpg Bonus_Mama_TB_Re_Ben_Hager_1990.jpg manage 57 K 20 Sep 2014 - 14:58 Main.georgebacon Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden
bonusmama9.JPGJPG bonusmama9.JPG manage 173 K 12 Jan 2025 - 19:22 TerryLaurin Photo by C&T Iris Patch
rsz_bonusmama.jpgjpg rsz_bonusmama.jpg manage 71 K 10 Jan 2014 - 20:42 Main.Harloiris photo courtesy Scottie Finney
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