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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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.
GIRL'S FAVOURITE (Blyth 1995/96)
Medium bright pink self, beards bright coral. Ruffled flowers, vital and healthy growth. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
GNU (Kasperek 1994)
Standards light lavender ground washed medium lavender and off-white with medium violet splashes. Falls same, heavier medium violet purple on shoulders. Beards burnt orange tipped violet. Flowers ruffled and flared, slightly fragrant.
GNU AGAIN (Kasperek 1994)
Standards medium violet with random off-white splashes, falls dark violet with random white breaks and splashes. Beards burnt orange tipped medium violet. Flowers ruffled. Slight pleasant fragrance.
GOING GREEN (Mego 2008)
Standards white, slight olive-yellow at midrib, falls olive green to light yellow-brown, faint white edge, ruffled. Beards mustard yellow. Great sort in high demand.
GOLDEN FASAN (Muska 2000)
Standards lemon cream with golden overlay, ruffled and laced, falls cream white with golden edge, strongly laced. Very long beards yellow and feathery fringed. Unique Space Age (SA Type) sort coming from Slovak breeder L. Muška.
GOLDEN PANTHER (Tasco 2000)
Standards and falls heavily ruffled, gold overlaid bronze, highlighted darker bronze at edges. Beards mustard yellow. Height 85 cm.
GOLDKIST (Black 1993)
Standards white, falls white overlaid with a yellow gold band at the base and with purple veining in the throat, around the bright yellow beards. Not too big flowers, but a most unusual color combination.
GRACIOUS CURVES (Blyth 2001)
Standards pure white, falls bright fuchsia magenta to rosy plum with white edge, ruffled. Beards bright tangerine. Slight fragrance.
GRAND CANARI (Cayeux 2006)
Standards pure yellow, falls yellow, white center line. Standards and falls very ruffled. Beards orange with elongated white horn. Height 100 cm, late bloom. Belongs to the Space Age group of irises.
GRECIAN SEA (Mego 2009)
Standards light blue with faint yellow gold rim, falls lavender blue, precisely ruffled. Beards red-orange. Excellent sort. Slight sweet fragrance.
GYPSY GEENA (Blyth 2003)
Standards icy white with lavender flush, falls reddish lavender, heavy white venation and icy white edge, very ruffled. Beards white, tipped tangerine in throat. Height 95 cm. Slight sweet fragrance.
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.
GYPSY SMILE (Nejedlo 2016)
Standards creamy white, slight beige rim, falls black purple, ruffled, white eye and blue rim around prominent fiery red beards. Flowers pleasantly fragrant. Excellent sort recently bred by Czech grower P. Nejedlo.
HAPPENSTANCE (Keppel 2000)
Standards ruffled, lightly laced, pink, falls pink with paler center, ruffled, laced. Beards coral orange-red. Leaf base purple. Probably the most hardy and vigorous hybrid of any pink Iris.
HIGH CHAPARRAL (Schreiner 2006)
Standards golden-yellow, ruffled, falls pink-violett with honey shadow around beards lighter eye. Beards yellow-orange. Beautiful, big flowers (15 cm), very ruffled. Very popular.
HIGH CLASS (Black 2003)
Standards pale blue, darker crystalline rim, midrib violet, falls dark velvety purple, narrow medium violet rim, white veins by and dart at end of beard. Beards orange gold in throat, violet at end. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS (Johnson 2011)
Standards buff gold lightly infused violet up midribs, falls dark purple, lighter orchid-purple bands blending into gold rims, ruffled. Beards orange. Sweet fragrance.
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS (Duncan 2001)
Standards intense deep purple black, falls with darker sheen on ruffles, small white spray pattern near beard, heavily ruffled, laced. Beards blue violet, dark burnt orange in throat. Sweet fragrance.
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.
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.
INDISCREET (Ghio1988)
Standards magenta, falls salmon ground, edged and heavily stitched magenta. Beards tangerine orange. A brilliant plicata, beautiful sort.
INK PATTERNS (Johnson 2007)
Standards and falls white, strong blue-violet stitched edge, ruffled. Beards white tipped violet blue. Slight pleasant fragrance.
JACQUES COEUR (Cayeux 2010)
Soft yellow standards, falls of the same yellow with a wide, raspberry red border, strongly waved. Beards golden yellow. Height 95 cm. Large flowers, well-branched stems, excellent french sort.
JAZZ BAND (Keppel 2006)
Standards orange, falls orange with wide purple-red band and purple venation, ruffled. Beards bright, orange-red.
JURASSIC PARK (Lauer 1995)
Standards canary yellow, falls blended lavender blue purple, yellow veining and edging, broad and ruffled. Beards yellow, tipped blue purple. Reblooming sort. Slight 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.
KARIBIK (Mego 2011)
Standards delicate smoky grey-violet, falls cream, nearly white with blue patch in center, delicate yellow border. Beards golden orange, pale blue at end. Slight sweet fragrance. Extraordinary sort.
KEIKO'S WORLD (Johnson 1996)
Standards ruffled dark blue, falls with small whitish stripe at tip of beard. Beards light blue.
LATE PICKINGS (Blyth 2012)
Standards bright yellow, falls bright yellow with light brown band, ruffled. Beards golden yellow. Height 90 cm. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
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.
LOUISA'S SONG (Blyth 1999/2000)
Standards lilac orchid, ruffled and laced, falls red lavender to orchid lavender, lilac orchid edge, incredibly ruffled. Beards bright tangerine. Slight sweet fragrance. Lavishly ruffled and laced excellent sort.
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.
MANAGUA (Ghio 1994)
Opaque orange self, falls orange, somewhat lighter around beards. Beards shining coral red. One of the best orange iris sorts, recommended.
MANNEKEN PIS (Muška 1999)
Standards amethyst, laced, falls amethyst, cream around beards, edges very laced. Beards bright orange with long amethyst flounce. Slight fragrance. Unique Space Age sort.
MARCHING BAND (Ghio 2006)
Standards orange, falls wide, clear orange, banded wide orchid violet. Standards and falls ruffled. Beards tangerine orange. Beautiful…
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.
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.
MER DU SUD (Cayeux 97)
Sea blue self. Fascinating big flowers, heavily ruffled. Beards light blue. Slight fragrance. Very floriferous, great sort.
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.
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...
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.
MODRÝ TRN (Seidl 2002)
Light greyed lavender blue self. Falls with honey and white pattern near beards, ruffled. Beards dark blue, old gold in throat, dark blue horn. Slight fragrance. Unique Space Age sort, coming from the moravian breeder.
MOONLIGHT SKETCH (Nejedlo 1998)
Standards blended silver, grey and lavender, falls cream ground heavily speckled yellow, brown and lavender on upper half, wide silvery lavender edge. Beards mustard yellow. Slight sweet fragrance.
MY LADY JANE (Slošiar 2016)
Standards golden yellow, falls velvety burgundy-black with wide golden rim, ruffled. White stripes around beards. Beards golden yellow. Height 120 cm, strong stems, fine branching. Origin: STOP THE TRAFIC x SPRING MADNESS, seedling SL-590. Fine iris from Czech breeder.
MYS HORN (Muška 1999)
Standards pure white, heavily laced and ruffled, falls white with lemon yellow infusion at base, ruffled, laced. Beards light yellow with long white spoon. Slight pleasant fragrance. Excellent sort from the Slovak breeder.
MYS HORN (Muška 1999)
Standards pure white, heavily laced and ruffled, falls white with light lemon yellow infusion at base, ruffled, laced. Beards light yellow.
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.
