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.
GEORGETTE SILK (Blyth 2014)
Standards salmon pink, falls salmon pink, overlaid rose, prominent deeper rose textured veining and narrow salmon pink edge. Beards tangerine orange. Ruffed with lots of lace. Late blooming season. Excellent, very popular, but rare sort.
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.
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.
LIBELLULE DE SOLOGNE (Bourdillon 2005)
Standards white, light blue violet midrib, falls light blue-violet, paler around the beard and on shoulders. Beards white with long light blueviolet flounces. Beautiful French iris of the Space Age Type.
PURE INNOCENCE (Sutton 2006)
Flowers heavily ruffled, white. Standards palest lavender at base. Beards white tipped yellow, elongated to white flounces. Slight sweet fragrance. Height 85 cm. Belongs to the Space Age group.
SHARP DRESSED MAN (Johnson 2010)
Standards iridescent medium purple, falls elegantly ruffled, purple black, velvety texture with slightly lighter rim. Beards prominent bright orange. Pleasant sweet fragrance. Robust and healthy growth, very ellegant iris.
PALLIDA subsp. ILLYRICA
Natural species growing on sunny, dry, rocky slopes (Albania, Serbia, Croatia,...) . Fully frost-resistant in Czech Republic and Germany. Standards blue, falls violet-blue, bented down. Beards white, blue at tips. Height 40-50 cm. Flowering time April / May. Fine iris for sunny rock gardens.
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.
germanica Spectabilis
Standards blue to blue-violet, falls blue-violet, bent down, around the white bears with a fine pattern. Height 40-50 cm. Blooms in May. Nice iris, especially suitable for sunny rock gardens. Flowering time April / May. Fine iris for sunny rock gardens.
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!
PEGGY ANNE (Sutton 2007)
Standards and falls purple black, irregularly streaked silver, ruffled. Beards black purple tipped old gold. Slight sweet fragrance. Unique broken color pattern.
PRINCESSE CAROLINE DE MONACO (Cayeux 1998)
Pure light blue self, strongly ruffled. Beards orange red. Sweet floral fragrance. Perfect growth habit, and bud counts. Beautiful sort.
INVESTOR (Johnson T. 2004)
Standards purple, falls velvety dark purple, slightly paler blended edge. Beards gold in throat, light lavender at end. Large, ruffled flowers. Pronounced spicy fragrance.
PIXIE DELIGHT (Fillmore 1993)
Standards violet with stitching along edge, lighter toward midrib, falls white ground stitched violet along edge, violet haft markings. Beards white. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
DESERT ORANGE (Jones B. 1993)
Standards and falls coral orange. Beards tangerine red. Fine fragrance.
BIG BLUE EYES (Black 2006)
Standards icy white, falls white groung with large medium blue spot, darker blue veins over spot, ruffled. Beards pale lavender. Slight fragrance.
TARHEEL ELF (Niswonger 1985)
Standards and falls very dark red purple, slightly ruffled. Beard medium blue. Slight sweet fragrance.
ASTRO (Aitken 2006)
Standards indigo blue, barely visible white ground, falls white ground, nearly solid indigo plicata wash, pronounced white area around beard. Beards yellow, white at end. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
EYEBRIGHT (Taylor 1979)
Bright golden yellow with brown lines on falls. Beards yellow-orange. Slight fragrance.
CAPTIVE SUN (Jones 1994)
Standards white with fine gold venation, falls canary yellow, precise white edge, lightly ruffled. Beards light icy blue. Fine fragrance.
HELMSMAN (Smith M. 2002)
Standards orange, strong peach midrib, falls ruffled, cream, faint peach infusion on outer half, orange plicata band, vertical orange veins in center. Beards orange. Slight sweet fragrance.
ZAP (Black 2004)
Standards purple violet, darker texture veining, falls velvety black cherry, narrow iridescent band, muted white veining beside beard, ruffled. Beards large, bright yellow gold. Slight sweet fragrance.
ZERO (Keppel 1998)
Standards anf falls pure white, ruffled. Beards white, faintly tipped lemon deep in throat. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
