Fragrant Iris
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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Glacier Spring$9.50(Frederick Kerr, 1993) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. blue white; F. medium blue, darker midline from beard to edge; ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. Fragrant Iris. -
Gladys My Love$8.00(A.Ensminger 1998) TB 40 inches (102 cm), ML S-style arms white F-orient pink B-poppy red;slight fragrance HM 2000 -
Gnu$8.00(Brad Kasperek, 1994) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), M S. light lavender ground washed medium lavender and off-white with medium violet splashes; F. same, heavier medium violet purple on shoulders; beards burnt orange tipped medium violet; ruffled; slight fragrance. HM 1996, AM 1998. -
Godsend$11.00$9.50(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, SA, 36 inches (91 cm), M-L S. mid-pink; F. pink white, beige pink hafts; red orange beard changing to electric violet toward fuzzy amethyst horns; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. -
Going My Way$8.25(J. Gibson 1972) TB 37 inches (94 cm), M. Crisp white petals branded in blue/violet markings, bluish beards. Well branched and good grower. Sweet fragrance. -
Grand Praise$8.00(H. C. Mohr 1992) TB 36 inches (91 cm) M. The standards are apricot orange flushed peach pink and the falls are cream white, edged apricot orange, hafts flushed peach; beards tangerine red; slight musky fragrance. Orange Float X Orange Wave. -
Grape Snakez$13.00(B.Kasperek 1999) TB 37 inches (94 cm), M S-toffee,silver white streaking with purple flecking F-purple,streaked toffee & cream white B-gold;fragrant HM 2001 -
Grindelwald$15.00(S. Innerst,2002) IB, 19 inches (48 cm), ML White, F. with blue spot; beards gold; slight sweet fragrance. Night Fires X Smart. -
Habit$17.00$14.00(P.Black 1999) TB 34 inches (86 cm), M S-palest violet white,darker violet edge F-dark purple black B-gold; fragrant HM 2001 -
Halloween Halo$8.00(John Weiler, 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EML & RE S. white, very pale yellow rim; F. white, bordered soft amber yellow; beards orange red; slight sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. -
Harvest Of Memories$8.00(L. Zurbrigg, 1985) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M & RE (Oct in VA) Dresden yellow; yellow beard; slight sweet fragrance. Photo courtesy of Dorothie Hellman. Reliable multiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 3 to 9. Fragrant Iris. -
He-Man Blues$8.25$7.50(G. Richardson,1993) TB, 42 inches (107 cm), M Heavily ruffled medium to light blue with faint lavender cast, silvery blue accents; beards cream, tipped gold; slight sweet fragrance. -
Headline Banner$10.50(George Sutton, 1999) BB, 26 inches (66 cm), ML & RE S. white, mottled lavender blue darkest at midrib, 1/8 inches gilt edge at top; style arms white to lavender blue; F. white, 1/8 inches gilt edge, 1 inches lavenderl blue dotted and stitched border, darker centerline; beards yellow, base white; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9. -
Heartfelt Beauty$31.90(Margie Valenzuela, 2013) Seedling AJLS-06-LA (E-M) 32-34" Tall, TB. A "Louisa's Song" child, and what a beauty........ with great substance and rolling ruffles galore! Standards and falls are white to palest lavender, with pale peach near it's hafts. Note the laced edges, the slight fragrance, and to complete this beauty are lovely red beards tinged orange. It's great grower and increaser too. Simply lovely in the garden with a longer growing season than most irises.
Parentage: April Jewel x Louisa's Song.
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Helen's Melody$16.00(Hugh Stout, 2014) TB, 36" (91 cm), EM S. very light violet-blue, light violet veining; style arms light violet-blue; F. vivid violet, darker at edges turning lighter to white at base, strong violet veining throughout falls, red-violet at hafts; beards tangerine-orange, hairs based white with some purple, tips red-orange; pronounced sweet fragrance. Stop Firting X U29, unknown. -
Her Pinkness$8.50(O. Schick,1999) TB, 36-38 inches (91-97 cm), M S. and style arms light pink; F. light pink; beards pinkish orange; ruffled; slight musky fragrance. Alice Goodman X Vision in Pink. -
Hers$8.00(Allan Ensminger, 1990) IB, 20 inches (51 cm), ML White with pale lavender flush, yellow hafts; yellow beard; slight fragrance. Generosity X Sweet 'N' Neat. 1990. HM 1994. -
Hi$8.25$7.50(Byers 1990) IB SA, 24 inches (61 cm), M. RE Lightly ruffled white, chartreuse yellow haft lines; blue beards and horns. Reliable multiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 4 to 9. Pronounced sweet musky fragrance. -
High Ho Silver$8.25$7.50(Monty Byers, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), E-M & RE Lightly ruffled silvery grey to silver white, tan gold hafts; light ground beard tipped gold; slight musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. HM 1993. -
Highlands Nugget$16.00$13.50(J. Ragle,2002) IB, 20 inches (51 cm), EM S. and style arms slightly browner than chrome yellow; F. bright bronzy gold; beards yellow ochre (07); lightly ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Dresden Canary sib X Fanfaron.
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