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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  • Comme Un Volcan - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Comme Un Volcan$16.00
    (Michle 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.
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  • Condor's Shadow - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Condor's Shadow$7.20
    (Robert Dunn, 2000) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM Deep velvety plum purple self,B.plum purple,ruffled. slight sweet fragrance.
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  • Confederate Royalty - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Confederate Royalty$9.20$8.40
    (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
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  • Confidante - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Confidante$10.50
    (K.Keppel 2000) TB 38 inches (97 cm), EM S-lavender pink flushed mauvette F-white,belladonna border B-orange-orchid;fragrant HM 2002
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  • Congratulations - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Congratulations$8.30
    (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
  • Conjuration - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Conjuration$11.00
    ((Byers '89) SA TB 36 inches (91 cm), M-L S. white; F. white, suffusing to deep bright amethyst violet edge; fuzzy white horns. Sweet fragrance.
    Awards - HM 1991, AM 1994, Wister 1998, Dykes Medal 1998
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  • Coral Point - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Coral Point$14.10
    (George Sutton, 2000) TB, SA, 37 inches (94 cm), ML Ruffled and laced pale pink; beards coral, pink horn; slight musky fragrance. HM 2003. This is one of the better pink Iris that is outstanding in any garden.

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  • Cosmic Wave - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Cosmic Wave$7.20
    (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.
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  • Covet Me - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Covet Me$6.50
    (B.Blyth 1994) TB 38 inches (97 cm), EML Lustrous pure gold,B.mustard gold musky fragrance
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  • Cowabunga - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Cowabunga$7.20
    (Tom Burseen, 1996) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Ruffled metallic blue lilac self; beards golden orange, large; musky fragrance. HM 2000.
  • Crusader Rabbit - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Crusader Rabbit$16.50
    (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.
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  • Curtain Up - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Curtain Up$7.20
    (Monty Byers, 1988) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M & RE S. greenish gold, slightly blended pale violet, pale violet reverse; violet blended green gold hafts and edge which curls up to reveal bright yellow reverse; yellow beard; heavily ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance.

    Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8.

    Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9.

  • Cycles - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Cycles$7.20
    (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
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  • Daredevil - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Daredevil$7.20
    (K.Keppel 1988) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M S-white,suffused columbine blue F-white,stitched blue edge B-orange;fragrant HM 1990
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  • Dark Avenger - fragrant Intermediate bearded Iris
    Dark Avenger$8.30
    (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.
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  • Dark Passion - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Dark Passion$8.30
    (Schreiner's 1998) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M Ebony black self. B-black;pronounced sweet fragrant HM 2001
  • Darktown Strutter's Ball - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Darktown Strutter's Ball$6.50
    (D.Pinegar 1994) TB 33 inches (84 cm), ML S. and style arms dark violet with taffeta texture; F. velvety darker violet, wine markings on whitish hafts; beards violet, yellow in throat; lightly ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. (April Melody x Spinning Wheel) X Capricious.
  • Dashing - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Dashing$7.20
    (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.
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  • Dawn of Change - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Dawn of Change$7.20
    (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.
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  • Deal or no Deal - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Deal or no Deal$16.00
    (Paul Black, 2014) TB, 42 inches (107 cm), M-L S. light buff-mauve, violet base and infusion of midrib, gilt gold rim; style arms lavender-violet, butter-gold edge, peach-mauve crest; F. iridescent royal purple blends to darker purple margin, pale buff haft overlaid red-plum veins and sanding; beard hairs based dark violet, tips dark burnt orange-brown; slight sweet fragrance; lightly laced. Class Clown X (Ransom Note x What's My Line). HM 2017.
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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