TB - Tall Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded Irises are the most common group of irises, often called garden irises. In this group you will find large-flowered irises, usually 70 cm to 120 cm high. In Europe, they come into bloom on around 10th May. We cultivate them with love in South Moravia region of the Czech Republic. They are easy to grow and fully frost-resistant. From tens of thousands of bred varieties you can find here our selection of the best, easily grown sorts coming mainly from European and American breeders. Flowers are large, mostly wavy, sometimes of exotic shapes, one- or multicolored, differently dotted or stripped, often pleasantly fragrant. Flowers grow on one main and 2-4 side stems. Each of them has 1-3 buds, so 7-12, even 15 flowers gradually bloom in one plant. These irises love sunny locations; they can be planted individually, or together with other perennials. Flowers are very suitable for cutting.
For better orientation, TB irises on these pages is possible to sort by height into two groups:
Tall Bearded Irises - higher than 90 cm
Tall Bearded Irises - up to 90 cm (71-89 cm) high
They can also be sorted by flower color, fragrance or flower type:
Self – i.e. one or more tones of one color
Bicolor – i.e. two different basic colors
Plicata – striped, dotted, splashed etc. on a white or colored base
Space Ager – with beards extended to a few cm in length - in the form of horns, spoons...
Broken Color – basic dark color with wild light splashing, or light background with dark pattern
We accept orders all year round, bareroot plants are sent (by Zásilkovna or Czech Post) from mid-July to the end of September. If you want to order both bearded irises (TB, SDB, MDB) and peonies, you need to order peonies on a separate order, because we send bearded irises in the summer, but peonies in autumn (or in early spring). Together with bearded irises - siberian and spuria irises, daylilies and hostas can be ordered.
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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.
MAGIC LAMP (Mego 2009)
Flowers ruffled, standards golden yellow, falls marbled bright dark red edged creamy yellow. Beards gold, red flounces or horns. Slight sweet fragrance. Beautiful sort with clear flower colors, belonging to Space Age Type Irises, bred by Slovak grower A. Mego.
MERRY AMIGO (Blyth 2009)
Flowers very ruffled, standards pure white, falls red violet with well-defined white edge. Beards bright tangerine orange. Very nice sort, perfect branching.
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.
DOODADS (Black 2004)
Flowers ruffled, standards pearl, violet midrib flush, narrow yellow gold band widening at base, falls violet blue, gold rim and haft. Beards yellow gold, violet flounce edged spoon. Flowers slightly fragrant. Beautiful iris…
ATRAKCIA (Mego 2013)
Standards snow white, falls closely spaced rays of dense violet dots on white base, 1 cm white border, near beards pale smoky brown. Beard hairs based cream-white, tips tangerine. Slight sweet fragrance. Excellent sort bred by Slovak breeder Anton Mego.
CHARLESTON (Keppel 2002)
Standards white with broad blue violet edge, falls white with darker blue edge. Flowers very ruffled and laced. Beards blue white, light yellow in throat.
KEIKO'S WORLD (Johnson 1996)
Standards ruffled dark blue, falls with small whitish stripe at tip of beard. Beards light blue.
MASTERY (Blyth 2001)
Standards honey yellow, falls ruby red brown, with tan beige band. Flowers big and broad, ruffled. Beards old gold. Slight sweet fragrance. Late bloom season. Excellent sort.
TEAMWORK (Keppel 2000)
Standards light lavender blue, falls dark velvety purple, slightly ruffled. Beards ginger yelow. Slight sweet fragrance.
GRACIOUS CURVES (Blyth 2001)
Standards pure white, falls bright fuchsia magenta to rosy plum with white edge, ruffled. Beards bright tangerine. Slight fragrance.
DESTINED TO DANCE (Blyth 2010)
Standards icy white with a slight blue cast, falls icy white, bluish cast and faint blue center line on first day, then fades away, greenish yellow at the base. Beards white base tipped lemon. Wide, flared and ruffled flowers, slight sweet fragrance. Exceptional stem branching.
VALLEY OF FIRE (Krupka 2007)
Standards smoky violet red, falls red with white eye and purple venation around beards, ruffled. Beards dark orange. Fine sort bred by Czech breeder Zdenek Krupka.
MESMERIZER (Byers 1990)
Dome and standards ruffled, white. Beards tangerine red with large uplifted frilly white flounce terminating in pale green button pompon. Highly prized, nice iris beloning to Space Age Type group, makes really a very beautiful flounces...
THAT'S ALL FOLKS (Maryott 2005)
Standards brilliant golden yellow, falls white, bordered and washed with this same bright gold of the standards. Beards golden yellow. Giant flowers, very ruffled and laced. Excellent sort, winner of many competitions, received American Dykes Medal 2013.
SEA POWER (Keppel 1999)
Standards cornflower blue, falls somewhat darker blue with lighter edges. Beards blue white at end, light lemon in throat. Flowers heavily ruffled, pronounced sweet fragrance. Sort received American Dykes Medal 2006.
PIRATE AHOY (Blyth 2005)
Standards bright lemon yellow, falls red burgundy to ruby, bright yellow even starburst pattern extending half way down. Beards bright golden yellow.
MELODY OF SPRING (Black 2013)
Standards yellow center and darker, very ruffled margin and fine veining, falls strongly flared and ruffled, white, with yellow rims and base. Beards dark marigold in throat, light yellow at end. Flowers slighty sweet fragrant. Husky growth with average increase.
INDIGO SEAS (Schreiner 2008)
Standards dark blue-violet, falls dark blue-violet with white blaze around beard. Beards white, yellow in throat. Flowers ruffled. Tall sturdy stems.
I FEEL LUCKY (Johnson 2006)
Standards sultry blue-purple, falls rich blue-violet, blue fall overlay, deeper around blue beards. Flowers very ruffled and laced, sweet fragrance. Strong growth, tall and very showy.
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.
GLOWING SMILE (Hager 2001)
Standards white, ruffled, falls yellow with white rim and gold yellow venation. Beards yellow. Fine combination of two colors.
FOR LOVERS ONLY (Black 2008)
Standards and falls heavily ruffled and lightly laced. Standards medium pink, falls wide, palest pink with medium pink diamond dusted bases and wide blended pink margins. Beards white tipped coral pink, white at end. Slight fragrance. Healthy, vigorous plants produce show stalks with 9-10 buds.
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.
