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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Boss Tweed$8.25(J.McWhirter 1993) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M Tan-brown,white area under gold B;slight fragrance HM 1995 AM 1998 -
Bottled Sunshine$8.00(Hooker Nichols, 1995) IB, 22 inches (56 cm), EML-VL S. aureolin; F. white, deeper aureolin on edge and each side of gold beards; ruffled; pronounced fragrance. Highborn Kinsman X Joyce Terry. HM 1997, AM 2001, Sass Medal 2003. -
Bourree$8.00(C. Marsh 1984) TB 35.5 inches (90 cm) E-L. The standards are light lavender and the falls are white ground with 1/4 inch petunia purple plicata band and speckles at hafts; lavender beard tipped bronze; ruffled; sweet fragrance. 68-5: ((Gibson Girl x Champagne Velvet) x Melodrama) X Stepping Out. -
Boy Friend$10.50(Williamson 1986) TB 38 inches (97 cm), EM S-med.amber tan F-bright golden tan,amber tan edge & hafts B-yellow-orange;fragrant HM 1988 -
Boysenberry Buttercup$8.25$7.50(Larry Lauer, 1997) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), EM S. light creamy yellow, purple midrib shading; style arms creamy yellow, base purple; F. lavender, rim lighter; beards white end, mustard midsection, yellow in throat; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. HM 1999, AM 2001. -
Brazenberry$9.50(S.Innerst 1999) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M Ruby berry-wine;B.maroon bronze fragrance HM 2001 AM 2003 -
Bridge In Time$8.00(B.Wilkerson 1995) TB 32 inches (81 cm), M & RE white self B-white tipped yellow in throat;slight sweet fragrance -
Brindled Beauty$14.00(A.Ensminger 1994) TB 34 inches (86 cm), ML S-white with campanula splashes F-white with campanula streaks & splashes B-red;fragrant HM 1996 AM 1999 -
Broadband$13.00(Richard Tasco, 2002) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM S. light grape; style arms grape, edged tan; F. white ground, wide dark grape plicata band; beards violet, yellow in throat; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. Splashacata X Change of Pace. HM 2004, AM 2006. -
Bronco Down$8.25$7.50(T.Burseen 1995) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M S. dark brown orange style arms tan, washed brown; F. yellow ground heavily stitched and washed dark red brown beards mustard; ruffled; spicy fragrance. -
Buckwheat$9.50(M.Byers 1989) TB 36 inches (91 cm), E-ML & RE S. varies from creamy straw to light yellow with hint of ecru; F. medium yellow with a variable greenish ecru influence and dark brown lines at hafts to just below yellow beard; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Spirit of Memphis X Soap Opera. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zone 6 to 9. -
Bud to Blossom$20.00(Larry Lauer, 2015) TB, 32" (81 cm), E-M-L S. white, barium yellow, midrib and light rim; style arms white; F. oxblood red, bishopÕs violet flash from beard, mexican tan shoulders and white rim; beards tangerine-orange in middle, orange-buff at end; pronounced sweet fragrance -
Bugleboy Blues$8.00(George Sutton, 1996) TB SA, 38 inches (97 cm), ML Ruffled sky blue mottled french blue; style arms blended sky blue; beards sky blue, base white, gold in throat, ending in sky blue spoons; slight sweet fragrance. Dauber's Delight X Honky Tonk Blues. HM 1999. -
Burnt Crisp$10.50(Tom Burseen, 1994) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M S-tan-brown F-dark brown,cream spray pattern at gold B;laced;fragrant -
Burst$9.50(B. Blyth 1993) TB 36 inches (91 cm), EM. The standards are butterscotch and the falls are same, red infusion; mustard beards; sweet scent. Fragrant Iris. -
Busy Being Blue$8.25(Denny 1990) TB 32 inches (81 cm) E. Light sky blue; white beard tipped yellow; slight fragrance. Regents' Row X Winterscape. -
Butterfingers$11.00$9.50(Larry Lauer, 1997) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), ML S. and style arms yellow; F. white ground changing to yellow, patterned brown edge, light purple center streak; beards yellow; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. HM 2000. -
Cable Car$8.25$7.50(Luihn 1982) TB 40 inches (102 cm), M-L. Brown; cadmium orange beards. Lily fragrance. HM 1984 -
Cabot Cove$8.00(Larry Lauer, 1994) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. blue orchid, washed white; F. blue orchid, washed white, aging to show sanded pepper pattern on shoulders and margins; beards white, tipped lavender; slight fragrance. HM 1996. -
Calm Stream$8.25(Cy Bartlett, 1998) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), ML S. white, washed very pale lavender; F. medium blue lavender; beards light lavender, yellow in throat; heavily ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
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