Thornbird
- CLASS: Tall Bearded (TB)
- REGISTRATION YEAR: 1988
- HYBRIDIZER: Monty Byers
- HEIGHT: 35 inches
- BLOOM SEASON: Mid
- BLOOM FORM: Fluted
- BLOOM PATTERN: Blend
- BLOOM COLOR DESCRIPTION: Standards pale ecru; falls greenish tan, deeper at hafts which are overlaid with deep violet lines radiating out from around beards and suffusing into center.
- BEARD: Violet tipped mustard, violet horns or spoons
- SPACE AGE: Horns, Spoons
- FOLIAGE: Purple Based
- FRAGRANT: Slight Sweet
- AWARDS: Honorable Mention 1991; Award of Merit 1993; Wister Medal 1996; American Dykes Medal 1997; Nelson Award 2007; Nelson Award 2012; Nelson Award 2014