Fragrant Iris

Fragrant Irises

Fragrance is often an overlooked quality of the bearded irises. This can be difficult to understand because the perfumes produced from some of these fragrant flowers vary from light and sweet to heavily scented, dusky and even a "chocolate" essence. If you specifically want fragrant iris flowers, you will be pleased with the following selection from our fragrant irises.

The fragrant Iris often have a sweet scent that makes them doubly enjoyable as a cut flower.

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  • Mother Marshmallow - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Mother Marshmallow$8.00
    (J.McWhirter 1997) TB 34 inches (86 cm), ML White self B-white,tipped yellow in throat;pronounced sweet fragrance HM 2001
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  • Mulberry Echo - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Mulberry Echo$19.25
    (W.Maryott 1997) TB 37 inches (94 cm), EM & RE Cerise maroon self B-orange;slight spicy fragrance
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  • My Forte - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    My Forte$8.50
    (Richard Ernst, 2000) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML S. violet purple, midrib infused white; style arms violet purple; F. white, 1/4-3/8 inches violet purple band; beards tangerine orange; slight sweet fragrance.
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  • My Little Wagon - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    My Little Wagon$24.00$21.00

    (Margie Valenzuela, 2012) TB, This may not look much like a wagon, but it's color is getting close to a red wagon. When the sun hits it just right........it can look quite red. This is a healthy, great growing plant with rebloom genes. Nice branching too. Sdlg. ROR-05-J, TB. 33-34" Mid-season. Stands. are deep red with orange-brown tint; lower midribs are red-orange to orange. Style arms shades of red-orange, orange, and yellow. Falls are deep red with velvety maroon-red shading and white markings near beard. Beard is yellow tipped mustard.

    Parentage: Rustler x (Vanity x Chief Redskin)

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  • Mystery Blush - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Mystery Blush$12.00
    (G.Sides 1999) TB 36 inches (91 cm), E & RE Blush pink,style arms medium pink B-pink,tipped blue;fragrant
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  • Mystic Lover - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Mystic Lover$12.00$12.10
    (George Sutton, 2000) TB, SA, 36 inches (91 cm), ML S. white, trace of violet on midrib; style arms pale violet; F. dark violet; beards bronze, violet base, short dark violet horn; slight sweet fragrance.
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  • Naturally Sweet - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Naturally Sweet$16.00

    (Margie Valenzuela, 2012) TB, This unusual iris not only has copper-gold edges, but it's veins are a golden-tan as well. It's height shows off it's colors, and because it can be early blooming it may be one of the first ones to appear. It's play on colors has a way of grabbing one's eye, it's not easily over-looked. Sdlg. BP-08-1, TB. 35-36" Early and Mid-season. Stands. have shades of Pink to light-pink, with very thin copper-gold edges. Style arms are peach. Falls consists of a blend of rose-lavender and light peach-pink with white markings near the beard. The veining is a golden tan. Note the edges are laced are of copper-gold! Bears an orange/honey-yellow blend.

    Parentage: Barbara My Love x Puccini.

    Sweet Fragrance

    REBLOOMER in zone 8, CA.

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  • Neil Diamond - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Neil Diamond$9.50
    (R. Nelson, 1987) TB, 34" (86 cm), M Ruffled smooth deep violet; deep violet blue beard, gold orange deep in throat; slight sweet fragrance. Azure Lights X Navy Strut. HM 1989.
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  • Night Game - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Night Game$9.50
    (Keith Keppel, 1996) TB, 42 inches (107 cm), ML S-eggplant-violet F-velvety blackish purple,purple edge B-brick orange,violet base; fragrant. Witches' Sabbath X Gallant Rogue. HM 1998, AM 2000.
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  • Night Stalker - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Night Stalker$8.00
    (J.Hedgecock 1994) TB 36 inches (91 cm), ML Ruffled purple black self with velvety sheen on fluted F.; beards purple, gold in throat; slight sweet fragrance.
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  • Noble House - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Noble House$8.00
    (J. McWhirter, 1988) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M Royal purple B-self; slight fragrance. HM 1990.
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  • Nora Eileen - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Nora Eileen$8.00
    (Gerald Richardson, 1994) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), M Wine red magenta, F. with violet flash by violet beard; slight fragrance. HM 1997, AM 2001.
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  • Nora's Thrill - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Nora's Thrill$19.50
    (Gerald Richardson, 2002)TB 32 inches (81 cm) Bright magenta violet blend, F. haft smooth red; style arms brownish red; beards magenta, bronze base; slight fragrance. Thriller X Nora Eileen.
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  • Northwest Progress - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Northwest Progress$9.00$7.50
    (Schreiner's 1997) TB 34 inches (86 cm), EM S-style arms light blue F-dark violet black B-yellow,violet at end;fragrant HM 1999
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  • Not a Clue - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Not a Clue$12.00
    (M. Sutton 2014) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), S. butter yellow, white veining; style arms yellow; F. red-violet, _? ruby red band, golden brown edges; beards yellow, red-violet and golden brown feathery flounces or fuzzy horns; slight spicy fragrance; ruffled and serrated. Raspberry Swirl X Point of No Return.
  • October - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    October$8.00
    (Monty Byers, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM-M & RE S. gold; gold crests over styles that blend from violet at top to gold base; F. bronzy golden brown, small white area at hafts overlaid with golden brown lines; violet beard tipped gold; heavily ruffled; slight spicy fragrance.
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  • Oh Carol - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Oh Carol$13.00
    (Larry Lauer, 2012) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EML & RE S. pale lilac, mellow purple midrib; style arms lilac, orange-buff rim; F. mellow purple with salmon rim; beards henna; slight sweet fragrance; ruffled. Foreign Knight X (Whole Lotta Love x Champagne Waltz).
  • Ominous Stranger - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Ominous Stranger$8.00
    (Sterling Innerst, 1993) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M S. muted yellow, trimmed muted purple and dotted with tiny brown spots; F. muted yellow, trimmed muted purple, tiny brown dots all over; beards bronze, trimmed blue white; slight fragrance. HM 1995, AM 1997.
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  • Orange Popsicle - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Orange Popsicle$12.00
    (G.Sutton 1987) TB 33 inches (84 cm), E-M Creamy orange B-tangerine;pronounced sweet fragrance
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  • Orange Pride - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Orange Pride$11.00
    (Cloyd McCord 1992) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M Light orange B-red; sweet fragrance
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Looking for the most fragrant Iris. Try using the search function for the word "pronounced" which should return all the varieties that have a pronounced fragrance.

Some of the tall bearded Iries are also Reblooming Iris. You will be able to identify them when you see the "RE" in the description. RE is for Reblooming (Irises). Some of the reblooming irises are also very fragrant Irises