Border Bearded Iris 'Whoop 'em Up': Brady's 1973 Rodeo

'Whoop 'em Up' is a border bearded iris (BB) cultivar hybridized by Brady and registered in 1973. The rodeo cry suggests a high-energy, spirited cultivar—perhaps a wild, broken-color or variegata pattern that bucks convention and rides hard into the garden with unbridled enthusiasm.

Cultivar Details

• Family: Iridaceae (eye-rid-AY-see-ee)
• Genus: Iris (EYE-ris)
• Cultivar: Whoop 'em Up
• Hybridizer: Brady
• Registration Year: 1973

Brady's 1973 BB cultivar brings rodeo energy to the border. 'Whoop 'em Up' likely features a bold, high-contrast pattern—perhaps a yellow-ground variegata with deep red-violet falls—that shouts with color, a true bronco of the iris world.