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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Circus Dancer$18.25(George Sutton, 2002) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EML S. white, washed aster violet; style arms white and aster violet; F. white, veined and dotted aster violet, 1/2 inches veined aster violet edge; beards old gold, violet at end; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Momentum X Acoma.HM 2006 -
Clarence$19.00(Lloyd Zurbrigg, 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M & RE (Aug/ NC & VA) S. white, tinted violet at top; F. light blue violet, white center and hafts; cream beard; sweet fragrance. Parentage unknown. HM 1995, AM 1997, Wister 2000. One of the most award winning rebloomers. Rebloom reports in zones 4,5,6,7,8,& 9. Fragrant Iris. -
Classic Suede$9.50(L.Lauer 1999) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), EM S-light sienna brown F-sienna,patterned burnt sienna B-gold;fragrant HM 2001 -
Cloud Ballet$8.00(Lyle Fort, 1990) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M S. pale blue white, darkening to medium blue edge; F. pale blue white, darkening to medium blue edge; white beard; ruffled and heavily laced; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1993. -
Coalignition$9.50(Tom Burseen, 1993) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM S. dark red maroon; F. sooty velvety black maroon; beards bright gold; ruffled; spicy fragrance. HM 1997. -
Color Me Blue$7.25(Schreiner, 1997) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Heavily ruffled light blue self B-white,yellow throat;pronounced fragrance. Delta Blues X Riverboat Blues. HM 1999, AM 2001. -
Colorado Bonanza$8.00(Tom Magee 1996) TB 43 inch (109 cm) E. Ruffled silver infused gold; style arms silver, veined gold; beards silver, gold at end and in throat; slight sweet fragrance. Awards - HM 2000 -
Comme Un Volcan$17.75(Michle Bersillon, 2012) TB, 35" (90 cm), M S. blue violet, narrow grey border; style arms, sides creamy tan, darker center stripe; F. medium violet-blue, sides lighter, hafts blended tan; beards orange yellow, very light blue at end, 3-4 cm long blue violet appendages ending in small flounce; slight sweet fragrance. Derviche X Special Feature. -
Condor's Shadow$8.00(Robert Dunn, 2000) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM Deep velvety plum purple self,B.plum purple,ruffled. slight sweet fragrance. -
Confederate Royalty$10.50$9.50(W. Moores,1997) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), ML S. greyed lavender; F. white ground, violet purple fancy plicata markings; beards mustard; lightly ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Purple Pepper X Sides -
Congratulations$9.50(Keppel 1983) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M. Pansy-violet falls, deeper in center paling toward the edges, blue standards, blue beards tipped yellow. Fragrant Iris. HM 1985 AM 1988 -
Cosmic Wave$8.00(F. Kerr,1996) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), EM S. medium violet blue, wide white border; F. medium blue violet; beards yellow, white at end; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance. Edith Wolford X Lullaby of Spring. -
Crusader Rabbit$18.25(L. Lauer,2003) TB, 30 inches (76 cm), EM S. amber yellow, center flushed peach; style arms amber yellow; F. white, amber yellow rim and shoulders; beards capsicum red; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. -
Cycles$8.00(J.McWhirter 1986) TB 38 inches (97 cm), E-M S-light to mid-blue F-white,stitched blue on edge B-white;slight fragrance HM 1989 -
Daredevil$8.00(K.Keppel 1988) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M S-white,suffused columbine blue F-white,stitched blue edge B-orange;fragrant HM 1990 -
Dark Avenger$9.50(M. Sutton, 2003) IB SA, 19 inches (49 cm) E-M. S. and style arms violet blue; F. black; Beards blue with dark violet blue feathered horn; slightly spicy fragrance. -
Dark Passion$9.50(Schreiner's 1998) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M Ebony black self. B-black;pronounced sweet fragrant HM 2001 -
Dashing$8.00(Monty Byers, 1991) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM & RE S. medium deep purple; F. same, infused reddish violet, lighter area around blue beard; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9. Fragrant Iris. -
Dawn of Change$8.00(Richard Ernst, 1993) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M S. light lavender blue, paling to near-white at edge; style arms with yellow highlights; F. white with golden yellow shoulders; beards orange, tipped light yellow; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1996. -
Debbie Reynolds$9.00(O. Schick,1996) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), ML S. and style arms peach-tinted light pink; F. peach-tinted light pink edge, lightening toward center; beards light pink; heavily ruffled and laced; slight sweet fragrance. Femme Fatale X Sue Ellen.
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