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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Cow Palace$19.50(Tom Burseen, 2013) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), VE-M S. and style arms light violet-blue; F. lighter violet-blue, heavily washed bronze-yellow creating light violet-blue edges, yellow flash below beards, heavy, prominent, brown hafts; beards orange in throat, tangerine in middle, white at ends; pronounced sweet fragrance; very ruffled. (Roper's Revenge x I'm So Vain) X In Your Face. HM 2017. -
Crazy for You$8.50(B. Blyth,1998) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), EM S. oyster grey, pinkish beige midrib flush; F. oyster grey overlaid and heavily veined rose grey, 1/8 inches oyster grey edge; beards white, hairs tipped bronze tangerine; sweet fragrance. -
Cross Current$12.00(Keith Keppel, 1995) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), EM S-light blue F-violet-blue paling near blue white B: yellow throat;pronounced sweet fragrance. God's Handiwork X Armada. HM 1997, AM 2000. -
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. -
Curtain Up$8.00(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.
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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. -
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. -
Deep Dark Secret$9.00(Paul Black, 1998) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M S. dark blue purple, waxy sheen, blending to medium violet blue edge; style arms medium violet blue; F. dark blue purple, pale violet white diffused band, darker plum brown hafts; beards gold; heavily ruffled. HM 2000, AM 2002. Pronounced sweet fragrance. -
Delta Blues$9.50(Schreiners 1994) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M. Lavishly ruffled azure blue self. HM 1996 AM 1998
Sweet fragrance. -
Desert Passion$8.00(L.Lauer 1999) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), ML S-magenta rose,style arms bronze yellow F-violet purple,golden buff rim B-yellow;fragrant -
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. -
Devil's Lake$7.75(Schreiner 1999) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), ML Dark navy blue self,B.blue,yellow in throat Large flower. Sweet fragrance. HM 2001 -
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. -
Diabolique$8.00(Schreiner, 1997) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), ML Heavily ruffled claret purple self; beards blue purple; slight fragrance. HM 1999, AM 2001. Great substance, 8-9 buds. Fragrant iris.
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