XANTHOSPURIA
Flowers deep yellow to golden yellow. Wild plant coming from Turkey. Only other two wild species of the Spuria group of irises have yellow flowers - I. spuria subsp. halophila and I. crocea. Plant height 80-100 cm, frost resistant in Czech Republic.
PARTING GLANCES (Black 2009)
Gold standards with center blended violet to plum, falls with a white area around beards heavily washed violet to dark burgundy with plicata dotting over cream haft Beards medium grey-orange with violet at ends. Pronounced spicy fragrance. Height 60 cm, belongs to Intermediate Bearded group.
OH BABE (Anderson 1981)
Standards deep gold, falls white ground with broad band of dark red brown plicata markings, deep gold in center, light brown edge. Beards deep yellow. Healthy growth.
CHEAP FRILLS (Black 2009)
Standards peach orange, darker toward edge, falls white, light cinnamon peach plicata washed and dotted margins and base. Beards dark red-orange. Flowers heavily ruffled and laced, slight sweet fragrance. Strong and vigorous growth.
DIPPED IN DOTS (Black 2011)
Standards chalky slate white, greenish gold flush up midrib, wide brassy gold blended band. Falls white, plicata washed mid purple overall becoming heavier toward edges, narrow plum brown band rimmed brass gold. Beards violet white base, tips old gold. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
BY JEEVES (Blyth 2008)
Standards lavender lilac, falls rich violet with lilac edge, heavily veined white pattern around beards, very ruffled. Beards bright tangerine. Pleasant sweet fragrance.
PALLIDA ALBA
Natural species growing on sunny places, fully frost-resistant in Czech Republic and Germany. Standards white, falls white, bented down. Beards white. Height 50-60 cm. Flowering time May. Fine iris for sunny flowerbeds.
SPELLBREAKER (Schreiner 1991)
Ruffled standards and falls cranberry violet, lighter around beards, fine violet venation. Beards white, bushy. Big flowers, healthy growth.
GRACIOUS CURVES (Blyth 2001)
Standards pure white, falls bright fuchsia magenta to rosy plum with white edge, ruffled. Beards bright tangerine. Slight fragrance.
BEL AVENIR (Cayeux 2008)
Standards soft lemon, more intense at the base, falls cream white with a wide deep blue-violet border, edges waved. Beards orange, edged with yellow. Slight pleasant fragrance of the flowers. Beautiful iris, the best of this combination of colours.
GIRL'S FAVOURITE (Blyth 1995/96)
Medium bright pink self, beards bright coral. Ruffled flowers, vital and healthy growth. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
JUST A KISS AWAY (Baumunk 2008)
Standards light yellow, pink blush in center when fresh, laced, falls light yellow blending to medium yellow at edges, laced. Beards orange, light yellow at end. Height 110 cm.
MANAGUA (Ghio 1994)
Opaque orange self, falls orange, somewhat lighter around beards. Beards shining coral red. One of the best orange iris sorts, recommended.
BRIDAL PARTY (Johnson 2006)
Standards eggshell white, slight buff-pink upward flush, buff gold flush at edge, lightly laced gold edge. Falls cream ground, medium gold haft, slight downward flush to narrow peachy buff edge. Beards bright tangerine red. Slight fragrance. Strong, vigorous and healthy growth.
ROYAL HARLEQUIN (Blyth 2009)
Standards beige to buff, falls lilac violet overlaid reddish brown, more violet at edge, a small spray pattern around the beards. Beards muted gold. Pronounced sweet fragrance. Strong and nice stem branching.
ANYTHING GOES (Hager 1998)
Raspberry pink standards, deeper rose falls distinctly veined, bright tangerine beards. Big flowers, nicely ruffled. Perfect branching of the stem, good bud count. Prolific and vigorous, healthy growth.
MIST ARISING (Blyth 2008)
Standards lemon cream, lavender midribs, falls lavender, slightly deeper flash, heavy gold hafts, ruffled. Beards orange, elongated to 3 cm long purple horn. Height 90 cm. Wonderful iris of the Space Age Type.
RIO (Keppel 2001)
Standards peach orange, falls soft pinkish purple wash on lighter edge and around beard, slightly ruffled. Beards burnt orange. Very nice sort.
WHISPERING SPIRITS (Ernst 2001)
Standards white, gilt edge, falls white ground sanded and marked violet and magenta, wide yellow marginal band. Beards yellow. Flowers heavily ruffled. Baeatiful and amazing combination of colours.
GYPSY LORD (Keppel 2006)
Standards blue white , falls ruffled, blue violet marbled wash and wire rim on paler blue, white center and hafts veined violet. Beards orange red. Excellent, highly prized sort, many awards, including Dykes Medal – the best iris in 2015.
CHEVALIER DE MALTE (Cayeux 1998)
Standards light pinkish chamois, falls bright pinkish purple, large cream to salmon center. Beards bright, orange red. Excellent sort with perfectly branched stem. Fine fragrance.
FLORENTINA
Flowers of a very faintly bluish shade rather than pure white with some greenish-yellow veining on the haft and a deep yellow beard. Wild species, coming from Italy and Southern Europe. Flowers very pleasantly fragrant!
STILETTOS (Johnson 2009)
Standards laced blue-pink, falls buff pink, slightly darker hafts and edges, laced. Beards orange, elongated to a slender violet horns. Flowers slightly fragrant. Belongs to the Space Age (SA) Group.
TELEPATHY (Keppel 2003)
The lavender-orchid blue standards pales at the edges, creating an ethereal effect. A white circle and veining pattern vividly contrasts the rich violet-purple color of the ruffled falls.Beards red in throat, yellow tipped in middle, white at end. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
