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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Aaron's Dagger$7.50$6.80(G.Sutton 1995) TB 37 inches (94 cm), EM SA Red violet self B-orange & violet,fuzzy violet horn;slight sweet fragrance -
Aaron's Dream$8.60$7.90(G. Sutton 1994) TB RE 37 inches (94 cm), EML. Ruffled semi-flared pale blue, almost white self; mid blue beards.Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9.
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Again and Again$16.10$14.70(Sterling Innerst, 1999) TB 36 inches (91 cm) M & RE. Excellent Rebloomer! This is a continuous rebloomer and is one of our best rebloomers. Stands light medium yellow with medium yellow falls with white spray pattern around white beard changing to yellow in throat. This is a very large flower. Slight sweet fragrance. Renown X Anxious. Reliable multiple rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 4 to 9. -
Aggressively Forward$7.20(Sterling Innerst, 1995) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M Yellow ground plicata F-trimmed blue purple,black dart under bronze yellow B;fragrant. -
Alizes$8.60$7.90(Jean Cayeux 1991) TB 33 inches (84 cm) EM. S. pure crystalline white; F. medium blue with white center; beards yellow. Sweet fragrance. RHS Award of garden merit 2000 -
Altered States$8.30$8.00(Burseen 1997) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M. The standards are white ground, purple streaks and the falls are white, dotted, blotched purple. Fragrant Iris. -
Amaryllis$7.50$6.80(Ruth Goebel,1995) TB, 27 inches (69 cm), M S. none; lacy style arms; F. chinese yellow shaded pink, blue and bronze; pronounced sweet fragrance. Mount Spokane X (Tillamook x self). Amarllis is a true novelty Iris in that it does not have Stand but 6 Falls. -
Angelic Wings$7.50$6.80(B. Miller 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM & RE (Aug-Nov/AL) Lightly ruffled pale blue, fading white; beards white, yellow and red in throat; slight sweet fragrance. Radiant Angel X English Cottage.Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8 and 9.
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April Vision$38.50(G. Sutton 2002) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), ML Standard is a beautiful French rose with lighter pink falls with french rose veins. The beard is deep pink. April Vision is ruffled and laced. Slight sweet fragrance. -
Art Show$10.90$10.00(Keppel 1990) TB 34 inches (86 cm), M. The standards are peach beige and the falls are cordovan edged maize. Fragrant Iris. -
Autumn Tryst$17.60(Weiler 1993) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), EM & RE The standards are white, shot, stippled & edged rosy lavender and the falls are white, edged rosy lavender; beards pale yellow; slight sweet fragrance. Lilac Stitchery X Earl of Essex. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 6 to 9. Fragrant Iris. HM 1997 -
Banana Frappe$12.70(R.Ernst 1991) TB 38 inches (97 cm), M Ruffled yellow; beards yellow orange; slight sweet fragrance. Gold Cadillac X Sunday Sunshine. -
Barn Dance$7.20(Monty Byers, 1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM & RE S. medium light yellow; F. pale straw yellow, slightly deeper yellow hafts and border peppered and sanded rose brown, small white area under bright yellow beard; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Broadway X Spirit of Fiji. -
Big Melt$7.20(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$8.50(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$20.90(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$10.50(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$7.20(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$9.40(L.Lauer 1997) TB 35 inches (89 cm), M Blue,white shoulders B-light blue-white;sweet fragrance HM 2000 -
Blue Fire$7.40(D.Pinegar 1995) TB 35 inches (89 cm), ML S. and style arms medium blue; F. medium blue, aging paler, darker center wash, lighter edge and dark blue centerline; beards deep yellow, tipped light blue; heavily ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance. (Gypsy Rings x Moon Mistress) X Olympiad. Spanish Fork
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