Tall Bearded Iris

(Maryott's Gardens, 1989) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), M & RE S. medium yellow; F. white, edged yellow; yellow beard; ruffled.

(Duane Meek, 1991) TB, 30 inches (81 cm), EM Lightly ruffled citrine green; beards mustard.

(Keith Keppel, 2006) TB, 40 inches (102 cm), ML S. blue white; style arms blue white, lavender tip; F. blue violet marbled wash and wire rim on paler blue, white center and hafts veined violet; beards paprika. Last Laugh X 95-52C: (Braggadocio x Romantic Evening). HM 2008, AM 2010, Wister 2012. Dykes 2015

(M. Hamblen 1974) TB 38 inches (97 cm), EL S-yellow with violet deeper at base F-violet bordered brown B-orange-violet HM 1975

(P.Black 1999) TB 34 inches (86 cm), M S-palest violet white,darker violet edge F-dark purple black B-gold; fragrant HM 2001

(L.Gartman 1995) TB 36 inches (91 cm), EM Deep purple self B-purple

(John Weiler, 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EML & RE S. white, very pale yellow rim; F. white, bordered soft amber yellow; beards orange red; slight sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.

(Meininger 2002) TB 34 inches (86 cm), M S.yellow ground veined smoky lavender edge ;F.yellow wash sm spot on centerband of purple plic;B.bronze

(Donnell 1992) TB 30-32 inches (76-81 cm) M. Medium pink; light red beards. Helen Allen sib, X Pink Petticoat.

(Monty Byers, 1990) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M & RE S. medium beetroot; F. blend of dark beetroot, ruby red self and wine red, centerline and suffused underlay of electric violet down middle, dark brownish red shading at hafts overlaid with spray of white stripes, diffusing into tiny pin points of violet white below beard; beards electric violet blue, brushed chestnut brown in throat; ruffled; sweet spicy fragrance. Well Endowed X Violet Miracle.

(Joseph Ghio, 1983) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), ML S. blue violet over white ground; F. white ground, marbled blue violet, white area around blue white beard. HM 1985.

(Joseph Ghio, 1992) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), VE-E White ground plicata stitched blue, deeper shoulders; beards yellow. HM 1994, AM 1998.

(Schreiner,2002) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML S. and style arms aureolin yellow; F. white ground, aureolin yellow shoulders and 3/4 inches band; beards golden yellow.

(Monty Byers, 1990) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), E-M & RE Ruffled creamy white, finely spinkled with tiny violet dots overall, yellow hafts heavily overlaid with violet plicata markings; white beard tipped mustard. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.

(Schreiner 1997) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), L S.& style arms yellow;F.violet w/tan rim;B.yellow w/lavender tip.

(L. Zurbrigg, 1985) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M & RE (Oct in VA) Dresden yellow; yellow beard; slight sweet fragrance. Photo courtesy of Dorothie Hellman. Reliable multiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 3 to 9. Fragrant Iris.

(Bennett Jones, 1971) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S.pink-orange F.straw yellow,orange at hafts B.deep orange. Bright Butterfly X Spanish Gift. HM 1972.

(G. Richardson,1993) TB, 42 inches (107 cm), M Heavily ruffled medium to light blue with faint lavender cast, silvery blue accents; beards cream, tipped gold; slight sweet fragrance.

(Margie Valenzuela, 2013) Seedling KDSG-06-01 (M-ML) 36" Tall, TB. A nice flow of colors in this beauty. It begins with a nice light peachy-org with hints of pink and orchid in the standards. The hafts are orange-pink, then it begins to blend to pink with a richer pink near the bottom of the falls with slightly lighter "crinkle-cut" edges and center. Makes a wonderful clump! Good substance and a great grower too.

Parentage: Knock -Em Dead x Social Graces.

Sweet Fragrance

(Byers 1989) TB RE 34 inches (86 cm), M. The standards are blue white and the falls are same; blue beard tipped yellow in throat; ruffled. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.

(Margie Valenzuela, 2013) Seedling AJLS-06-LA (E-M) 32-34" Tall, TB. A "Louisa's Song" child, and what a beauty........ with great substance and rolling ruffles galore! Standards and falls are white to palest lavender, with pale peach near it's hafts. Note the laced edges, the slight fragrance, and to complete this beauty are lovely red beards tinged orange. It's great grower and increaser too. Simply lovely in the garden with a longer growing season than most irises.

Parentage: April Jewel x Louisa's Song.

(J Painter, 2014) TB, 36 (91 cm), M S. deep warm red, gold tinted base and midrib; style arms rust-red; F. deeper velvet red, touch of purple below beards; beards antique gold. Valentino X House Afire.

(Robert Annand by Robert Marshall 2016) TB 40 inches M S snow white with crinkled edges. Style arms: white F snowy white with a purple blue wash and wcrinkled edges. Hafts are golden yellow, lightly ruffled. Bright orange beard. Introduced by Nola's Iris Garden 2016

(L.Gartman 1990) TB 33 inches (84 cm), M S-ivory cream with pale yellow halo F-same B-yellow

(Innerst 1994)TB, 36 inches (91 cm), ML The standards are light blue and the falls are dark blue; dark blue beards.

(Graves, 1943) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M Purissima X Cloud Castle. HC 1943, HM 1946, AM 1948, Dykes 1949.

(Hugh Stout, 2014) TB, 36" (91 cm), EM S. very light violet-blue, light violet veining; style arms light violet-blue; F. vivid violet, darker at edges turning lighter to white at base, strong violet veining throughout falls, red-violet at hafts; beards tangerine-orange, hairs based white with some purple, tips red-orange; pronounced sweet fragrance. Stop Firting X U29, unknown.

(S. Roberts, 1976) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E-M & RE S. ruffled black-red, lighter variation shot thru midrib, no striations; F. darker black-red; dark bronze beard. HM 1978. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 7, 8, and 9.

(Hager 1990) TB 32 inches (81 cm) EM & RE (Aug. Sept. & Oct. in inland CA). White, narrow edge stitched lavender violet, heavily veined hafts; pale blue white beard. (Space Odyssey x Socialite) X Earl of Essex. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.
Sweet fragrance.

(O. Schick,1999) TB, 36-38 inches (91-97 cm), M S. and style arms light pink; F. light pink; beards pinkish orange; ruffled; slight musky fragrance. Alice Goodman X Vision in Pink.

(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, 37 inches (93 cm), M & RE S. deep magenta violet; F. iridescent blend of deep magenta violet, changing to rich red self brown at hafts, small blue violet blended blaze just below beard; old gold beard, violet base; heavily ruffled; slight musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.

(M. Valenzuela 2009) TB 35 inches EM. This is a true gem indeed! Not only does it have 14 buds per stalk, but it has spots!! Note the unusual light pewter-blue standards with contrasting mustard gold style arms. Falls are white, but the best part are the light pewter-blue spots that become heavier towards the near solid light pewter-blue edges. Even the beards are pewter-blue too tipped mustard gold, bringing it all together.

Parentage: Violet Shimmer x Tanzanian Tangerine

(Duane Meek, 1999) TB, 33 inches (84 cm), M S.blue white,deep blue,lower quarter; F.blue white; B.soft blue tip yellow. Honky Tonk Blues X Carriage Trade.

(J.Durrance 1985) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M White & orchid with dark orchid throat

(Mary Dunn, 1996) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M S. light yellow; style arms golden yellow; F. ivory, cinnamon marginal plicata marking; beards yellow, deeper in throat.

(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E-M & RE Lightly ruffled silvery grey to silver white, tan gold hafts; light ground beard tipped gold; slight musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. HM 1993.

(Aitken 2000) TB 38 inches (97 cm), ML S-rose lavender F-orange to rose lavender rim B-carrot orange HM 2003

(Brad Kasperek, 1996) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), EM S. cyclamen purple, lighter around midrib; style arms cyclamen purple, laced; F. white ground, 1/2 inches cyclamen purple edge, inner side stippling, center stripe; beards burnt orange; moderately ruffled and laced. HM 1998.

(R.Ernst 1997) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M S-white,infused violet blue,yellow rim F-white tinted violet blue,yellow rim B-yellow; purple foliage base & bloomstalks

(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M & RE S. medium purple; F. slightly deeper purple; violet beard tipped yellow in throat; ruffled. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.