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MINIATURE DWARF BEARDED
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
9 BEBEITO Sutton 01 yellow
9 DITTO Hager 82 White/maroon
9 DOOZEY Hager 94 white standards, purple falls
5 GNUZ SPREAD Kasperek 96 yellow standards; white falls overlaid yellow in center; light orange beards
8 GRAPELET Aitken 89 grape violet
5 VELVET TOY Dunbar 72 violet/violet with white rays
7 WISE Johnson, T 01 dark purple


STANDARD DWARF BEARDED


Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
9 ALENE'S OTHER LOVE W. Dean 94 lavender pink standards; greyed orange falls, small white starburst under lavender beards
9 AURORALITA Weiler 90 light yellow standards stippled lavender, pale yellow falls, pale blue-violet beards; HM 1994
6 AUTUMN EMBER Chapman 96 bright yellow standards; red brown falls, then yellow edge and streak below yellow beards
6 AUTUMN JESTER Chapman 00 purple self
9 AUTUMN MAPLE Weiler 92 medium pinkish orange standards, slightly darker falls, dark orange beards; HM 1996
9 BABY BELLE Lauer 98 blue violet plicata
7 BABY BLESSED Zurbrigg 79 light yellow with small white spot on falls; Cook Douglas Medal 1989
8 BABY BOOM Byers 90 pale yellow standards, med yellow falls, white beards tipped yellow; HM 1994
8 BABY CAKES Byers 89 white/gold
7 BABY PRINCE Zurbrigg 95 violet self with violet beards tipped yellow;
9 BABY TEARS Weiler 80 warm white standards, yellow base, light yellow falls, white beards tipped yellow; HM 1982
8 BE HAPPY Aitken 90 blue-white standards, yellow falls, blue beards tipped white; HM 1994
BLISSED OUT Blyth 98 pastel pink
9 BLITZ Weiler 88 brilliant yellow with dark yellow beards, HM 1992
6 BLUEBERRY TART Chapman 02 blue/red tan
7 CIMARRON ROSE Nichols 90 ruffled grey red blend, tan grey red falls deeper spot, brown blue beards, AM 1994
9 CAUTION SIGN Sutton 96 yellow/gold
8 CINDERS Byers 89 deep violet standards, falls have red under glow, blue beards
7 COMEBACK TRAIL Nichols 91 yellow standards, cream falls edged gold, ruffled; AM 1995
9 CORNHUSKER AUTUMN Weiler 97 medium yellow
8 CRY BABY Ritchie 84 light blue S, olive-yellow hafts, chartreuse yellow F, deep violet B tipped yellow
8 DARK CRYSTAL Byers 88 deep wine purple standards, wine black falls, med blue violet beards; HM 1992
8 DARKLING Byers 89 dark violet bitone, blue beards
9 DOUBLE BYTE Sutton 97 lemon yellow
8 EVER READY Byers 91 light yellow with red washon falls
9 EXTRA CHARM Weiler 90 medium blue violet with darker spot pattern around blue violet beards
9 FLOWER SHOWER Weiler 90 dark red violet, violet beards; HM 1993
6 FOREVER BLUE Chapman 97 tiny blue everbloomer
8 FRANKINCENSE Byers 89 gold standards; red maroon with gold hafts and edges; ruffled
6 GIGGLER D. Spoon 01 wide, ruffled light blue-green with light green spot in falls
9 GLITTER BIT Weiler 97 old gold
8 GOLDEN CHILD Byers 89 mid light yellow standards, falls same with light golden center, orange/white beards
9 GOLDEN GLOBE Sutton 99 yellow
7 GOLDEN GLOVES Dyer 00 yellow
9 GOLDEN VIOLET Weiler 93 golden bronze standards, darker falls, dark violet beards, striking color
GRANDMA AMANDA Ohrstrom 60 purple with white veins on falls
8 GRAPE CORDIAL Aitken 00 grape purple
8 GRAY POUPON Byers 89 greenish mustard with violet styles
8 HAVEN Byers 91 blue standards, medium green falls with blue green trim
8 HOT Byers 90 bright yellow-gold standards, rich red brown falls edged yellow gold, yellow beards
9 INDIAN BEAUTY Weiler 91 yellow brown with brown violet infusion, bright blue beards
INDIAN JEWEL A. Brown 74 white standards; turquoise blue falls blending to white at edge; white beards; HM 1975
  INKLING Byers/Dickey 95 white ground plicata, standards marked purple, falls marked deep blue purple, yellow beards
4 JEWEL BABY Hall 84 dark purple mid-violet beards; AM 1989
JEWEL OF JAKARTA Vizvarie 98 dark lavender
9 IRISH CHANT Sutton 01 chartreuse yellow
KIWI SLICES Niswonger 90 chartreuse with burgundy spot
6 LIMESICLE Chapman 00 pale green self
9 LITTLE BISHOP Weiler 84 violet with bright blue beards
9 LITTLE BLUE EYES Weiler 93 med yellow with darker spot of falls, lavender blue beards; AM 98
9 LITTLE BLUETS Weiler 92 tailored blue self, cream beards
LITTLE SAPPHIRE Price 63 light blue self
5 LITTLE SHOWOFF Hall 89 lightly waved and ruffled pale icy blue, lavender blue beards
9 LITTLE VIOLET CHARM Sutton 97 plum purple
7 MARITA Zurbrigg 89 white standards, white falls overlaid chartreuse veins, green-yellow beards
9 MILANO Maryott 96 yellow/maroon
9 MINI BUSY Weiler 89 white bordered blue violet plicata, cream beards
9 MINI MIGHT Weiler 92 light yellow standards, darker falls, lavender blue beards
9 NEGRA MODELA Sutton 99 black-violet blend
6 OXFORD TWEEDS D. Spoon 01 tannish golden yellow with maroon spot on falls
9 PINK FAWN Weiler 93 buff pink, falls veined darker, soft blue beards, tangerine in throat
9 PLUM WINE Weiler 86 plum standards, violet falls, red violet beards, AM 1991
9 PRETTY AGAIN Sutton 97 greenish yellow
6 PRETTY GIRL D. Spoon 01 ruffled, bright white with golden yellow beards and hafts
6 PRINCE PELE D. Spoon 01 intense golden yellow self with darker golden yellow beards
9 PRINCESS BLUE EYES Sutton 96 yellow - greenish
9 RAINBOW RIM D. Spoon 01 wide, ruffled bright yellow standards; lavender blue falls edged bright yellow; maroon spot on falls
9 RAINBOW SHERBET Weiler 88 light yellow standards, apricot falls, light blue beards, HM 1992
9 RECURRENT EVENT Lauer 98 blue on yellow plicata
9 REFINED Weiler 87 ivory yellow
9 REHASH Sutton 98 yellow / white
9 REPLEAT Weiler 80 light blue plicata
6 RUBY ERUPTION C. Chapman 97 yellow ground plicata marked ruby red; cream beards tipped orange red; ruffled
6 SENECA REBOUND Borglum 99 white
7 SERENITY PRAYER Dyer 89 creamy white
SILK AND VELVET Willott 92 dark violet
SLICK TRICK Craig 97 medium blue self
8 SMELL THE ROSES Byers 88 violet blue, violet beards tipped lube; AM 1994
SOUTHLAND Sass 34 dark yellow self
8 SPARKPLUG Byers 89 medium light blue violet standards, red violet falls with radiating lines from wide blue beards
6 STAR PRINCE D. Spoon 01 wide and ruffled purple-black self
SUN DOLL B. Jones 86 ruffled medium yellow; yellow beards; Cook Douglas Medal 1992
9 SUNSTRIP Weiler 86 bright yellow standards, burgundy falls edged yellow, HM 1989
8 TANTALIZING TIDBIT L. Cross 98 blue washed green gold standards; lighter blue falls with gold rim
9 TART Hager-Byers 91 orange standards, tannish orange falls, tangerine orange beards
9 THIRD CHARM Weiler 81 medium blue violet, darker spot, HM 1986
9 THIRD WORLD Weiler 82 light red violet standards, red violet falls, blue violet beards; HM 1987
9 THRICE BLESSED Weiler 81 yellow self, AM 1987
6 TROPICAL BLUE D. Spoon 02 white with tropical blue pumila spot pattern
7 TU TU TURQUOISE Black 89 white with turquoise
5 TWICE BLESSED Dennis 66 light yellow with white tipped beards; HM 1968, JC 1969
8 TWINKLE TWINKLE Byers 89 white with chartreuse hafts
WEE BONNIE LASSIE Haney 96 white over yellow
5 WHAT AGAIN Ensminger 91 blue standards, yellow falls, blue beards, AM 1996
9 WILLOWMIST Weiler 83 cream and green blue with blue beards
6 WIZARD OF HOPE Chapman 01 violet over rosy tan
WIZARD'S RETURN Tasco 99 reddish violet


INTERMEDIATE BEARDED IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
ALENTEJO Barlett 00 white over yellow dotted brown
9 ABBEY CHANT Sutton 98 yellow over white edged yellow
8 ANGEL HEART Aitken 96 white with orange beards, yellow washed hafts
BLACK MAGIC Wayman 35 purple black
6 BLESSED AGAIN F. Jones 76 light yellow standards, warm white falls, orange beards; HM 1978
7 BLESSED ASSURANCE Zurbrigg 95 daffodil yellow
BOUNTIFUL BLUE Hill 42 dark blue violet
BRIGHTEYES Darby 58 lemon yellow self
CANDY FLOSS Keppel 90 peach over yellow
9 CANDY ROCK Sutton 00 rose purple over purple
8 CHAMPAGNE ENCORE Aitken 97 white over orange
  CHERRY SUPREME Zurbrigg 76 rich red violet self, near self beards; HM 1978
8 CINNAMON FLASH Aitken 99 white over cinnamon orange
9 CONCERTINA Sutton 00 amaranth rose
8 CONCOCTION Byers 91 mauve pink flushed violet on falls
CONSTANT COMPANION Marsh 95 red violet
8 DOUBLE YOUR FUN Aitken 00 white over yellow
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Sass, HP 33 deep violet red
7 ERECT Black 89 yellow, brown horns
8 EVER COOL Aitken 01 white over pale blue with yellow rim
8 FLAMBE Aitken 99 white over cinnamon orange
9 FOND REMEMBRANCE Weiler 97 dark violet self
8 GLORIOUS DAY H. Nichols 93 medium yellow with white below gold beards
9 GOOD DAY SUNSHINE Lauer 98 yellow over white
HALLOWEEN RAINBOW Weiler 97 opalescent white
8 HI Byers 90 white standards; white falls faintly blushed ice blue; white beards tipped yellow
6 HISSY-FIT Innerst 89 mid brown with spot on falls
6 HONEY GLAZED Niswonger 83 lemon standards, amber falls, lightly ruffled and flared, gold beards; Sass Medal 1989
7 I BLESS Zurbrigg 85 lightly ruffled cream, creamy yellow beards, HM 1989
IT'S A GIGGLE Blyth 99 ochre tan over reddish burgundy
9 JOY BOAT Hager 01 orange self
7 LIKE A CHARM Byers 89 light lemon yellow standards, white falls with bright yellow hafts, blue beards, blue violet horns
8 LOW HO SILVER Byers 89 silvery white, tan/yellow hafts, white beards tipped yellow, continuous rebloomers; AM 1994
8 MAUI MOONLIGHT Aitken 87 lightly ruffled bright lemon yellow, Sass Medal 1993
6 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Baumunk 99 dark purple self; dark purple beards, near black, velvety
9 NECTAR Keppel 90 yellow with orange beards; AM 1995
6 O'COOL Blyth 89 white with violet crescent on falls
5 PALM SPRINGS Byers 90 violet to silver standards, violet blue falls
8 PINK KITTEN Wood 77 bright pink with tangerine beards, Sass Medal 1982
8 PRECIOUS LITTLE PINK Byers 95 pink over pale blue pink
9 PROMISES PROMISES Maryott 97 bright lemon yellow
5 RHEA PEERZ Kasperek 99 cream yellow over lemon yellow
9 RIDDLE Keppel 92 pale yellow to ivory
SANGREAL Sass,J 35 light yellow self
9 SEASON TICKET Gatty 95 ruffled apricot yellow, flushed orange, orange red beards, HM 1997
8 SIXTEEN CANDLES Byers 89 blue white and pale yellow standards, med chartreuse yellow falls, yellow beards; HM 1991
SMUG Blyth 99 pink over pinkish violet
5 TAWNY Pray 74 tan standards edged blue-grey, blue-grey falls edged tan, yellow orange Beards; HM 1975
TIE DYED TYKE Craig 93 light blue over medium blue
ULTRA Sass, HP 26 deep blue self
9 VINTAGE PRESS Sutton 99 ruffled apricot
9 VIPER Sutton 99 orient pink over white
9 WINTER PEARL Sutton 01 shell pink
WARM PUPPY Moores 99 salmon pink self


BORDER BEARDED IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
7 ALTAR FIRES Miller, B 90 rusty red orange
7 APRICOT FROSTY Niswonger 92 snow white standards, deep apricot falls, ruffled; AM 1996; Knowlton Medal 2000
AUTUMN ORANGELITE Brown,JP 62 full orange self
9 BABY BENGAL G. Sutton 90 mustard yellow, washed and striped red brown, golden orange beards, HM 1992
BRIGHT AND SUNNY Roberts 00 white with yellow hafts
BROADWAY DOLL Holk 95 old gold over white with burgundy band
9 CAMEO BLUSH Weiler 98 soft cameo pink
6 CHAMPAGNE JUNIOR Niswonger 94 lilac over creamy apricot
COLOR BRITE Ensminger 87 pink with red splashes
9 DOUBLE UP Hager 84 lavender blue standards, white falls with dark blue violet
9 FAUX PAS Keppel 90 pale orange over red maroon
FLAVOURS Blyth 97 lilac over silvery lilac
9 HEADLINE BANNER Sutton 99 white mottled lavender with lavender edge
JAZZ STAR Wight 90 old gold over maroon white plicata
LATE MAGIC Wight 83 pale violet over white plicata
7 LEAH TRADED B. Miller 90 ruffled orchid lavender self, yellow beard
7 LENORA PEARL Nichols 90 ruffled salmon pink, hot orange beards
8 LITTLE SUSIE Quadros 70 white standards, baby ribbon pink falls, tangerine pink beards
6 LUCIE ANDRY D. Spoon 97 flaring, lightly ruffled white self, lavender buds; yellow beards
5 MARMALADE SKIES Niswonger 78 apricot orange, orange beards; Knowlton Medal 1984
6 MIDSUMMER'S EVE D. Spoon 99 baby ribbon pink standards; lighter falls are peach pink; orange beards
9 MINI CHAMPAGNE Sutton 98 white blended peach standards; peach falls; soft orange beards; ruffled
6 MISS SCARLET Moores 80 red self
6 MOUSE Spoon 97 butter yellow over same with purple spots
6 OCTOBER SPLENDOR G. Sides 97 ruffled and lightly laced pink self with tangerine beards
6 PEACH PARASOL Spoon 97 flared and ruffled peach bitone overlaid orchid on falls; HM 2001
6 PERSIMMON PIE D. Spoon 00 light yellow-orange self with darker beards
PETKIN Zurbrigg 69 white overlaid amethyst violet
9 PINK CADILLAC Sutton 00 pale pink with falls veined darker
PINK PARCHMENT Bartlett 00 pink over white with orange beard
6 PINK REPRISE Moores 91 lightly ruffled peach pink, red beards
PREPPY Vaughn 00 lavender blue plicata
6 RIELLE D. Spoon 99 white S. overlaid bright yellow; white F bordered bright yellow; medium yellow B; ruffled
6 SHEBA'S FLAME D. Spoon 00 roasted tomato red with yellow glow inside the falls and yellow beards
6 SONJA'S SELAH Ensminger 89 white standards; shrimp red falls and beards; Knowlton Medal 1997
6 SPIT FIRE Hager 92 ruffled white with tangerine-red beards
5 STANZA Byers 91 white overlaid red violet, white falls dotted cinnamon at hafts, red-violet edge, orange beards, ruffled
STRAWBERRY APRICOT Spoon 99 light pink over apricot
ULTRA ECHO Rich 72 medium blue over medium violet
WATERS OF MIRABA Miller, B 91 light blue over light blue veined darker
7 WHOOP 'EM UP Brady 74 golden yellow standards, maroon falls edged yellow, Knowlton Medal 1981


MINIATURE TALL BEARDED IRIS

Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
6 CLAIRE DOODLE Nearpass/C&P 00 lavender blue with darker venation in the falls; lavender beards tipped yellow
6 EMMA DOODLE Nearpass/C&P 99 rosy pink self with tangerine beards; ruffled and flared; tetraploid
4 LADY EMMA Jones 86 dresden yellow standards, primrose yellow falls, yellow beards; HM 1988
9 MERIT Fisher 96 white with lavender spots, blending to brown border, orange beards; HM 1999
OZARK EVENING Fisher 91 light pink
RAVE REVIEW Craig 92 ruffled light lavender
SMASH Craig 01 golden tan over fuchsia


SIBERIAN IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
CARELESS SALLY Shafer/Sacks 96 white over reddish violet
CHARTREUSE BOUNTY McEwen 83 white over greenish yellow
CREME CHANTILLY McEwen 81 pale cream
DANDY'S HORNPIPE Shafer/Sacks 99 pale lavender over pale violet
EARLY BLUEBIRD McEwen 70 blue self
EVER AGAIN McEwen 92 dark violet blue over dark blue
GLOW OF HAPPINESS Miller 94 white over light yellow
HARBOR MIST Waite 83 light violet blue
HARPSWELL PRELUDE McEwen 94 medium violet blue over darker
HELICOPTER Shidara 88 violet - 6 falls
HELIOTROPE BOUQUET Hollingworth 86 light mauve over light mid-mauve
LUCKY LILAC McEwen 88 lavender pink with white signal
MY LOVE Scheffy 48 light blue-violet
OTEPOPO HONEY Harris 97 white over pale yellow
PINK HAZE McGarvey 80 pink self
PURPLE SAND Miller 91 light violet with falls veined darker
REDDY OR NOT Aitken 01 wine red with white signal
REPRISE Warburton 87 violet with darker fall vein and white signal
RUBY RUBY Worel 99 dark ruby red with small yellow signal
SLIGHTLY ENVIOUS Miller 95 creamy white w/ green lines over creamy white
SEA OF DREAMS Shafer/Sacks 00 blue with darker veining
SPRINGS BROOK Warburton 88 white over dark blue violet
SUMMER REVELS Shafer/Sacks 99 light canary yellow over yellow
WHITE PRELUDE McEwen 93 white over creamy white with yellow signal

 

 JAPANESE IRIS

Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
EXUBERANT CHANTEY McEwen 90 dark blue-violet with yellow signal
FAIRY TALE PRINCESS Nicholls 98 purplish pink with yellow signal
PRAIRIE MANTLE Hazzard 76 medium blue-violet bitone
PURPLE PLUS McEwen 93 velvety blue purple with yellow signal
ROYAL CROWN Marx 61 white with beet-red border
SAKURAGAI JI Society 92 light pink over pink with darker veins
SOUTHERN SON McEwen 90 true medium blue with gold signal
TAFFETA AND VELVET Ackerman 91 dark purple self with yellow signal
THOROUGHBRED McEwen 99 dark purple over white with blue-violet halo
TRIPLE TREAT McEwen 81 white with greenish yellow signal
VARIATION IN PINK McEwen 96 phlox purple over lavender pink

 

LOUISIANA IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
BLUE DUKE Arny 63 moorish blue self
FOR DAD Pryor 78 bright yellow
NUTCOTE Pryor 01 ice blue with green line signal
RED ECHO Rowlan 84 scarlet red with purple line signal
REGAL RICOCHET Pryor 01 medium violet over deep red violet


ARIL BRED IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
AHMID BEY Fankhauser 99 light blue self
SHABAZA Sutton 01 phlox pink with large red signal
HAKUNA MATATA Cadd 00 straw yellow maroon around beard
WALKER ROSS Ross/Chapman 98 cool white, dark violet blue veining from center to edge Beards bronze with dark blue base


SPECIES / CALIFORNICAE IRIS
Zone Name of Iris Hybridizer Yr Description
ARCTIC REBLOOMER Lankow 94 blue violet - almost no standards
CHIEF SEQUOIA Weiler 91 light blue with circular white signal
COOK'S BROTH Tanksley-Clark 94 medium yellow over white veined maroon
FRESH CREAM Bryant 97 pale ivory veined chartreuse
GAMLIN BLUE Shafer/Sacks 98 blue violet self with white signal
KING CLOVIS Tanksley-Clark 94 brilliant yellow with brown signal
LINDA WEST Hutchinson 91 ivory white with yellow signal

Thanks to Robin Shadlow, Betty Wilkerson, Colleen Modra and Margie Valenzuela for helping with photos.

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