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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Red Thumbprints$10.50$9.50(A. & D. Cadd, 2000) BB, 25 inches (64 cm), E S-chocolate brown,lighter border F-chocolate brown,reddish wash,yellow lines B-orange;fragrant -
Reddy Freddie$19.50(Michael Sutton, 2012) SDB, 10 inches (25 cm), E-M S. and style arms fuchia purple; F. magnolia purple, cardinal red thumbprint, near black around beards; beards mustard, hairs white tipped mustard; pronounced spicy fragrance. Cat’s Eye X Under My Thumb. -
Reincarnation$9.50(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, SA, 37 inches (93 cm), M & RE Heavily ruffled medium mulberry, blended pink at hafts; orange red beard, fuzzy mulberry horns on spring bloom; pronounced sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 7, 8, and 9. Late rebloom. -
Returning Chameleon$8.00(Betty Wilkerson, 1995) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), M & RE S. and style arms greyed white to pale lavender, occasionally palest pink; F. grey white to pale pink; beards white, tipped pale orange in throat; ruffled; slight musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 6 to 9. -
Reversi$22.00(Michael Sutton, 2006) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), ML SA S. wisteria violet; style arms pale wisteria-violet; F. white with a hint of lavender; beards blue, bald lavender horns; pronounced sweet fragrance. -
Rhythm King$8.00(Stahly 1992) TB 35 inches (89 cm) M. Heavily ruffled deep blue violet; beards deep blue; slight sweet fragrance. Fragrant Iris. -
Ribbons and Lace$17.00(Cynthia Bauer, 2015) TB, 36" (91 cm), L S. medium dauphin’s violet, pale blue flush in center; style arms medium dauphin’s violet; F. palest blue-lavender, slightly darker texture veining, wide rim of medium dauphin’s violet, pale yellow thumbprints at hafts; beards based white, tipped mid-yellow, darker yellow in throat; slight spicy fragrance; very heavily laced. Vienna Waltz X Fancy Stuff. -
Richard B. Harris$8.00(Gary Anderson, 1992) TB, 33 inches (84 cm), E S-sunflower yellow F-slightly darker B-red orange;spicy fragrance. Catalyst X Well Endowed. -
Riverboat Blues$10.50(Schreiner's 1991) TB 38 inches (97 cm), ML Ruffled medium blue self with white beards. Awards - HM 1993 AM 1995 8 to 9 buds per stem.
Sweet fragrance. -
Role Model$9.50(D.Denney 1988) TB 36 inches (91 cm), E-M S-melon rosy tan with peach influence F-same but darker B-tangerine;fragrant HM 1990 AM 1994 -
Roll the Dice$10.00(J Painter, 2013) TB, 33 (84 cm), M S. white, yellow at lower petal edges; style arms white, crest edged yellow; F. dark plum-purple, narrow white to pale lavender edge, white haft marks; beards burnt orange; pronounced musky fragrance; purple based foliage. -
Romie Stewart$8.00(T.Burseen 1992) TB 39 inches (99 cm), VE-M S-red-brown,lavender-tan blend F-tan overlaid S color,red-brown edge B-golden yellow;fragrant -
Rosalie Figge$19.00$15.25(Jane McKnew, 1993) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), M & RE S. violet; style arms violet streaked darker on midline; F. dark violet, white spray pattern around beard; beards white, tipped violet, yellow in throat; pronounced sweet fragrance. HM 1996, AM 1999. Reliable mupltiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 3 to 9. -
Rosy Wings$11.00(Gage, 1934) TB, 40 inches Rose red. Many stalks to a clump. S.Bronze, washed rose; F. Rose-red, edged bronze-brown, and with veining on gold ground at haft; bright orange beard. Fragrant, (Dauntless X mixed pollen), HM 1934, AM 1936, Dykes Medal 1939. -
Rush Creek$15.00(Jack Worel, 1999) TB, 32" (81 cm), M S. rose, midrib and very thin edge yellow gold; style arms lighter rose, edge brownish yellow; F. rust red, 1/8" yellow gold edge, slight white area marked rust red around gold beard; slight sweet fragrance. Gentle Dragon X Rustler. HM 2002. -
Rush Hour$15.00(Larry Lauer, R. 2000) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Ruffled aureolin yellow, S. with thin darker rim, F. darker overall; beards dark aureolin yellow, light orange to orange in throat; pronounced spicy sweet fragrance. 91-262: (L86-20: (Nancy Glazier x Brandy) x Hager T4717: ((Crystal Cathedral x Mother Earth sib) x (Birthstone x Sky Hooks))) X Hager T5399: (Gratuity x Quasar). -
Rustler$16.00(Keith Keppel, 1988) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), M S. antique gold flushed faded rose; F. henna, paling to antique gold at margin; florida gold beard tipped chrome orange; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1990, AM 1992. -
Sambuca$12.00$12.10(L.Johnson 2001) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M Purple black self. Beards deep purple; slight sweet fragrance. Black Tie Affair X Mallory Kay. -
Sandy Beach$11.00(Larry Lauer, 1998) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), ML S. and style arms creamy light yellow; F. iridescent light lavender; beards yellow, light lavender at end; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance.. HM 2002. -
Sangone$8.50(Augusto Bianco, 1999) IB, 18 inches (46 cm), E Plicata, violet on ice white ground; style arms icy lilac; beards cream, hairs tipped mustard; slight musky fragrance. Farfui X (Chubby Cheeks x Earl of Essex).
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