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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Debrenee$9.50(William Maryott, 1995) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM S. light lavender with hint of pink; F. smooth medium violet maroon; beards tangerine; sweet fragrance. HM 1998. Fragrant iris. -
Designing Woman$14.00(Joseph Gatty, 1990) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E-L S. french lilac; F. aster, paling to iris and ageratum faintly shaded buff on hafts; salmon to lilac white beard; pronounced sweet fragrance. HM 1992, AM 1994. Pronounced sweed fragrance. -
Devonshire Cream$20.00(George Sutton, 2000) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML-VL Heavily ruffled cream white, F. with dark lemon hafts; beards yellow, cream at end and cream base; heavily ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. HM 2002, AM 2004. Fragrant iris. -
Diamond Sunset$20.00(Greg Hester,2017) TB, 34" (86 cm), M S. and style arms lemon-yellow; F. lemon-yellow ground, white wash in center, ½" purple wash on edge; beards yellow-orange; ruffled; diamond dusted; slight sweet fragrance. Jazz Band X Queen's Circle. -
Dime A Dance$8.00(Marilyn Boro, 1996) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. white; F. red violet, 1/4 inches light red violet rim, white flash by yellow beard; slight sweet fragrance. Fragrant iris. -
Do Wa Diddy$16.00(Tom Burseen, 1998) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E S. and style arms chrome yellow; F. burgundy red washed purple black, shoulders gold; beards gold; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance. -
Doctor Dark$8.00(T.Burseen 1994) TB 36 inches (91 cm), EM Glossy dark grape violet B-dark purple;musky fragrance -
Dodge City$12.00$10.50(Larry Lauer, 1995) TB, 38-40 inches (97-102 cm), E S. bronze tan overtoned melon; style arms bronze tan; F. bronze tan, slight blue violet flash around tangerine beard; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1998, AM 2000. Fragrant iris. -
Double Shot$12.00(G. Sutton,2000) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EML & RE S. white, sanded violet blue; style arms violet blue; F. white, heavily striped violet blue; beards white, hairs tipped yellow; slight sweet fragrance. Point in Time X G-83: (Garden Grace x Bountiful Harvest). -
Dream of You$8.25$7.50(Frederick Kerr, 1994) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), M S-pastel blue, lemondrop yellow edge F-ultraviolet blue, lavender edge B-orange-blue; ruffled; fragrant. Dover Beach X Twist of Fate. -
East Indian Spice$10.00(J. Gibson,1997) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM S. amber gold, brown orange midrib and flecking; F. gold, 1/2 inches plicata rim and sanded pattern of orange brown; beards orange yellow; ruffled, laced; slight spicy sweet fragrance. Magic Hope X Gigolo. -
Ebony Angel$18.25(L.Johnson 2000) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M Bluish purple black self. B-matching;slight spicy sweet fragrance HM 2002 -
Electric Surge$9.00(J.Weiler,1992) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML Lightly ruffled palest blue violet; beards very dark violet; slight sweet fragrance. -
Elsiemae Nicholson$8.50(G.Corlew 1986) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M-L Peach pink,lighter in center of F B-bright tangerine;slight fragrance HM 1988 -
Emperor's Delight$10.50(Schreiner's 1997) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), L Purple self B-purple,hairs tipped white;slight fragrance HM 1999 -
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. -
Fancy Woman$13.00(Keith Keppel, 1995) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), VE-EM S. french lilac blended light lilac grey edge and base; F. blended and washed roman purple to french lilac, paler veining and narrow edge, white area beside beard; beards mikado orange, base white; sweet fragrance. HM 1997, AM 1999, Wister 2001. Runner up for the Dykes two years! Fragrant iris. -
Feed Back$13.00(Ben Hager, 1983) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E-M & RE (Sept-Oct in CA) Mid-violet; yellow beard; pronounced sweet fragrance. Reliable multiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 3 to 9. Early rebloom. Pronounced sweet fragrance. -
Feminine Fire$7.25(Richard Ernst, 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM Ruffled medium pink infused apricot, deeper pink hafts; beards orange red; slight sweet fragrance. HM 1994.
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