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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Endura$16.00(Darnell & Greg Hester, 2009) TB, 40 inches (102 cm), EM S. and style arms light lavender-blue; F. medium to deep violet, prominent white haft marks; beards white; ruffled; sweet fragrance. (Sapphire Hills x Rebecca Anne) X Jesse's Song. -
Fall Empire$8.25"(George Sutton, 2002) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), ML & RE S. and style arms naples yellow; F. empire yellow (11D), cream around beard; beards orange, yellow at end; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Saxon X Orange Popsicle." -
Fashion Passion$19.50(Tom Burseen, 1993) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. white, yellow glow at midrib; F. velvety dark red purple, 1/8 inches lavender pink edge; beards gold; heavily ruffled; slight fragrance. Fragrant iris. -
Fimbriated Space$8.25$7.50(George Sutton, 1999) TB, SA, 35 inches (89 cm), ML Ruffled white, S. very open; style arms with fimbriated crests; beards white, hairs tipped pale yellow in center, orange yellow in throat, extended as white petaloid ending in white flounce; slight spicy fragrance. -
Florentine Gold$14.00(Bruce Filardi, 2010) TB, 37" (94 cm), ML S. and style arms gold; F. gold, overall plicata wash of brownish-orange, lighter around beard; beard hairs white tipped gold; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Ring Around Rosie X Tanzanian Tangerine. -
Flow Blue$8.25$7.50(Duane Meek, 1992) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM S-soft blue with darker flecks F-light center,blue on edge with dark flecks B-soft blue;fragrant. -
Foreign Statesman$8.00(Sterling Innerst, 1993) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Full purple; beards purple blue, tipped bronze; slight fragrance. About the best purple self Iris HM 1995. -
Forever in Love$7.25"(Clarence Mahan, 1995) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EML & RE (Oct-Nov/VA) S-violet with white zone F-violet with white around white tipped yellow B;fragrant. Brother Carl X Suky. HM 1999." -
Forever Yours$9.50$8.50(Ben Hager, 1993) TB, 36-38 inches (91-97 cm), M & RE Clear white; beards white, tipped yellow. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 6 to 9. Fragrant Iris. -
Free From Darkness$16.00"(David Headrick, 2001) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), ML S. dark royal purple; style arms lighter purple; F. purple black center, royal purple at edge, dark wine red shoulders veined white; beards deep blue at end, mustard in throat; slight sweet fragrance. Lady Friend X Hello Darkness." -
French Rose$8.25$7.50(George Sutton, 1998) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Ruffled blended french rose and salmon; style arms salmon; beards spanish orange; slight sweet fragrance. -
Frost Echo$10.50"(Aitken 1995) TB 34 inches (86 cm) EM & RE The standards and style arms are whiteand the falls are very pale lavender with zonal spot, fading to white; beards white; slight spicy fragrance. Immortality X (Seawolf x I Do). Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9." -
Frosted Rose$8.25"(George Sutton, 2004) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), EML S. french rose, midrib and lower portion flushed rhodonite red; F. rhodonite red, french rose around beard; beards capsicum red, base rose; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. HM 2006." -
Girl Next Door$9.50"(P.Black 1990) TB 36 inches (91 cm), EM S-white with pink lines up midrib F-pink,amber hafts B-orange;fragrant HM 1993" -
Glacier Spring$9.50"(Frederick Kerr, 1993) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. blue white; F. medium blue, darker midline from beard to edge; ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. Fragrant Iris." -
Godsend$11.00$9.50(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, SA, 36 inches (91 cm), M-L S. mid-pink; F. pink white, beige pink hafts; red orange beard changing to electric violet toward fuzzy amethyst horns; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. -
Grindelwald$15.00(S. Innerst,2002) IB, 19 inches (48 cm), ML White, F. with blue spot; beards gold; slight sweet fragrance. Night Fires X Smart. -
Handyman$9.00(F.Kerr 1995) TB 30 inches (76 cm), M Medium blue F-with darker blue stripes from yellow-white B;fragrant -
He-Man Blues$8.25$7.50(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. -
Headline Banner$10.50"(George Sutton, 1999) BB, 26 inches (66 cm), ML & RE S. white, mottled lavender blue darkest at midrib, 1/8 inches gilt edge at top; style arms white to lavender blue; F. white, 1/8 inches gilt edge, 1 inches lavenderl blue dotted and stitched border, darker centerline; beards yellow, base white; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9."
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