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 - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Aaron's Dagger$7.50
    (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 - tall bearded Iris - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Aaron's Dream$12.00
    (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.

    Late rebloom. Fragrant Iris.
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  • Acoma - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Acoma$6.50
    (McGee '90) TB, 30 inches (71 cm), E Sky blue standards with darker blue/violet plicata markings on ivory falls. Very popular Iris with multiple awards. Orange blossom fragrance. 1990 HM 1992, AM 1994, Wister 1997
  • Afternoon Delight - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Afternoon Delight$9.80
    (Ernst 1985) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M The standards are a beautiful tan and the falls are lavender. It produces many flowers and is a very good grower. HM 1989 AM 1993
    Sweet fragrance.
  • Again and Again - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Again and Again$16.10
    (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.
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  • Age Of Innocence - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Age Of Innocence$7.20
    (Frederick Kerr 1994) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), M S. pure white; F. white, edged blue; beards golden yellow; ruffled; slight fragrance. Edith Wolford X Condottiere. HM 1997.
  • Ain't Misbehavin' - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Ain't Misbehavin'$8.30
    (R.Ernst 1995) TB 37 inches (94 cm), M S-red violet-blue violet F-violet,blended white,bluish center stripe B-orange-blue. Pronunced sweet fragrance. HM 1998
  • Alcazar - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Alcazar$10.00
    (Vilmorin, 1910) TB, ML From Bulletin 112: Color effect light hortense violet, velvety pansy-violet bicolor; S. light mauve or hortense violet, shaded deeper in recesses of creped portions.; F. deep velvety pansy violet, bronzed and veined on wide outer haft and becoming olive-yellow along the dense, showy beard. A large well-balanced flower of extra substance, firm texture, and good fragrance. The exceptionally tall, widely branched flowering stalks are freely produced and well supported by excellent dark foliage of open growth. This is a distinct variety, a late bloomer, and one of the best ten as a specimen plant. Rating 89. Some say it smells like Root Beer.
  • Alene's Other Love - fragrant reblooming SDB Standard Dwarf Bearded
    Alene's Other Love$6.50
    (Walt Dean, 1994) SDB, 10-11 inches (25-28 cm), M S. top and edge pink blending to lavender in center, purple at base; style arms pink; F. greyed orange, small white starburst under lavender beard; slight musky fragrance. Triplicate X Third Charm. HM 1996
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  • Alentejo - fragrant Intermediate bearded Iris
    Alentejo$7.20
    (Cy Bartlett, 2000) IB, 20 inches (51 cm), M S. white, blended pale yellow, midrib veined yellow, inner base dotted brown; style arms white, blended yellow; F. yellow, sanded, dotted and veined brown; beards bright golden yellow; heavily ruffled; sweet fragrance. Eyebright X Brandy Sipper.
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  • Alizes - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Alizes$8.60
    (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
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  • All American - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    All American$7.20
    (Byers 1992) TB 31 inches (79 cm), M & RE The standards are light blue and the falls are glacial white; red beards. Sporadic rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 7, 8, and 9. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
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  • Amaryllis - fragrant tall bearded 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.
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  • Angelic Wings - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    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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  • Anne Murray - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Anne Murray$8.80
    (Michael Moller, 1996) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), ML S-lilac-blue with darker midrib F-blue-white,veined darker blue B-yellow tipped white; slight sweet fragrance. Solid State X Avis. HM 1998.
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  • Apollo One - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    Apollo One$9.90
    (G.Sutton 1997) TB 34 inches (86 cm), EM SA S-white,edged spiraea red F-white,striped & edged spiraea red B-bronze gold-burgundy,spiraea red horns;fragrant HM 2000
  • Art Show - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Art Show$10.90
    (Keppel 1990) TB 34 inches (86 cm), M. The standards are peach beige and the falls are cordovan edged maize. Fragrant Iris.

  • Ascent of Angels - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Ascent of Angels$7.20
    (M.Bernard 1996) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M S-wistaria blue,deeper midrib F-wistaria blue washed violet B-lavender,gold throat;fragrant
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  • ASCII Art - fragrant reblooming tall bearded Iris
    ASCII Art$6.50
    (Walter Moores 1997) TB 32 inch (81 cm) M. The standards are white; style arms blue violet and the falls are white, narrow blue violet stitched edge, wider at hafts; beards white; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Victoria Falls X Fall Spotlight. Awards - HM 2001
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  • Ashleigh Nicole - fragrant tall bearded Iris
    Ashleigh Nicole$7.20
    (D.Pineger 1994) TB 28 inches (71 cm), M S-medium light pink F-creamy white,edged pink,aprcot shoulders B-dark coral;fragrant
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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