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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Bathsheba Comes$9.50(B. Miller, 1989) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), EM & RE (Oct in AL) Lightly ruffled smooth blend of garnet and deep rose; bronze beard; slight fragrance. Gideon Victorious X Samaritan. Sporatic rebloom Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9. -
Before the Storm$17.00(S. Innerst, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Black self. Black beard tipped bronze; slight fragrance. Superstition X Raven's Roost. One of the best Black Irises ever. A real favorate. HM 1991, AM 1993, Wister 1995 Dykes metal winner 1996. -
Bewilderbeast$12.00(Brad Kasperek, 1995) TB, 30 inches (76 cm), M S-streaked mauve & silver white F-dark mauve with silver white streaking B-golden brown;fragrant. Tiger Honey X Rustic Dance. HM 1997, AM 1999. -
Big Melt$8.00(Burseen 1992) TB 37 inches (94 cm) ML. Ruffled, flared, lightly laced cool violet white, darker at center; beards gold tipped lavender blue; spicy fragrance. -
Billionaire$9.50(Monty Byers, 1987) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), EM-M & RE (Sept/CA) Lightly ruffled bright yellow gold; yellow orange beard; slight musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. -
Black Comedy$23.00(Paul Black, 2017) IB, 27 inches (69 cm), E-L S. dark black-purple; style arms grape-purple, khaki edge, black-purple crest; F. velvety black; beards saturated mid orange; slight sweet fragrance. Love Spell X P92A: (Lady of the Night x Paul Black). -
Blatant$12.00(Monty Byers, 1990) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM-ML & RE S. clear canary yellow; F. vivid magenta blended beetroot with lighter edge faintly infused old gold, heavily marked hafts; indian yellow beard; ruffled; pronounced musky fragrance. Spirit of Fiji X Broadway. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. Early rebloom. -
Blitz$8.00(John Weiler, 1988) SDB, 10 inches (25 cm), E-L & RE S. full yellow; F. velvety dark yellow; light yellow beard; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1992. -
Blue Cheer$10.50(L.Lauer 1997) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M Blue,white shoulders B-light blue-white;sweet fragrance HM 2000 -
Blue Fin$8.00$7.50(George Sutton, 1998) TB SA, 38 inches (97 cm), ML & RE S. pale wistaria blue, midrib veined deeper; style arms pale wistaria blue; F. pale wistaria blue, fine darker veining; beards dark blue violet, 1 inches bald wistaria blue horn; lightly ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. Chico Maid X Sky Hooks. Sporadic rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9. Early rebloom. HM 2002. -
Blue Jay Way$8.00(L.Lauer 1998) TB 36 inches (91 cm), EM Blue F-with white around white B,yellow throat;sweet fragrance HM 2001 -
Blue Note Blues$9.50(Richard Ernst, 1997) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), M Medium blue F-lighter area near pale yellow B. Pronounced sweet fragrance. -
Blue Rhythm$11.00(Mrs. C. Whiting, 1945). TB, 36 inches (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Medium blue self. Lemon fragrance. ('Annabel' X 'Blue Zenith'). Honorable Mention 1945; Award of Merit 1947; American Dykes Medal 1950. -
Blueberry Bliss$15.00(Schreiner, 2004)TB, 40" (107 cm), EM Medium blue self; beards blue, yellow in throat. (Olympiad x Honky Tonk Blues) x Royal Intrigue) X Tokatee Falls. HM 2006, AM 2009. -
Bodacious$17.75(Keith Keppel, 1987) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM S. cream almost completely suffused haematite red; F. pinard yellow, dark wine purple hafts, lighter sanded edge; brick to haematite red beard; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1989. -
Bold As Love$15.00(Larry Lauer, 2003) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM Heavily ruffled peach pink; beards capsicum red; pronounced sweet fragrance.
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Bolder Boulder$15.00(Tom Magee, 2000). TB, 30 inches (76 cm), E & RE S. pinkish grey; style arms grey, lilac lip; F. purplish lilac; beards bittersweet; slight sweet fragrance. Acoma X Champagne Elegance. HM 2002. -
Bonus Bucks$8.00(George Sutton, 1997) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), ML Ruffled diamond-dusted ethyl blue, hyacinth blue spot inside base of S.; beards cobalt blue, bronze in throat; pronounced spicy sweet fragrance. Ice Castle X Touch of Bronze. -
Bonus Lite$9.50(George Sutton, 1998) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML & RE S-white,styles yellowish F-white,gold shoulders B-yellow orange;fragrant -
Border Music$8.25$7.50(George Sutton, 1998). BB 26 inches (66 cm) EML. S. blended yellow ochre and pale methyl violet; style arms yellow ochre; F. pale methyl violet veined darker, 1/4 inches yellow edge at end of F., dark yellow ochre shoulders with beards yellow, methyl violet base; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Berry Rich X Miss Nellie.
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