OLIVER (Hooker Nichols 1971)
Creamy white self, on falls wide brown spot around beards. Beards yellow orange and white. Slight fragrance.
FRISK ME (Blyth 2001/02)
Standards soft apricot pink, falls burgundy red spot and apricot pink edge, ruffled and flared. Beards tangerine orange in throat, lavender blue at tip. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
TWEETY BIRD (Black 1991)
Standards pastel yellow, falls yellow with olive cast, orange overlay on hafts. Beard bright orange. Flowers ruffled. Slight fragrance.
QUEEN‘S PRIZE (Shoop 1993)
Standards and falls white, lightly ruffled, flared. Beards tangerine orange. Fine fragrance.
SASS WITH CLASS (Black 1989)
Standards light chrome yellow, falls red brown stitched and coloured, yellow ray pattern around yellow beard, yellow edge. Slight sweet fragrance.
FINGERTIPS (Black 2004)
Standards translucent medium light old gold, falls medium yellow gold, diffuse medium charcoal purple spot changing to veining on haft. Beards orange, yellow base. Slight 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.
PULSATOR (Johnson 2011)
Very large flowers. Standards blue purple, falls purple black. Beards yellow in throat, white in middle, blue at end. Height 30 cm. Sweet fragrance of the flowers.
STAR OF INDIA (Johnson 2011)
Standards clear medium blue covered with fine network of darker blue texture veins, falls same, short blue-white rays flanking beard. Beards tangerine, white at end. Slight fragrance.
PORTLAND PINK (Black 2015)
Standards mid pink, falls mid peach-pink, darker haft and line from beard ½ way down petal, green-tan textured veins. Beards dark tangerine-pink; slight spicy fragrance. Height 30 cm.
SILVER CITY (Sutton 2003)
Flowers large, ruffled and laced, pale orchid and white. Beards brick red ending with long lavender pink horns. Healthy growth, nicely branched stems. Sort belongs to SA (Space Age) type.
CONJURATION (Byers 1989)
Standards white, lightly infused pale violet blue, falls white, suffusing to deep bright amethyst violet edge. White, horns-like beards tipped tangerine (SA Type). Flowers ruffled. Late flowering, very long and slim inflorescence. One of the most popular irises.
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.
BATIK (Ensminger 1986)
Royal purple flowers irregularly spattered and streaked with white markings, ruffled. Beards light orange. May reach only 60 cm height in very dry and sunny places.
DEVONSHIRE CREAM (Sutton 2000)
Standards cream white, heavily ruffled, falls cream white with dark lemon hafts. Beards yellow at base, white at end. Flowers beautifully ruffled. Slight spicy fragrance.
SPLASHACATA (Tasco 1998)
Standards blue to pallid violet, falls white ground, allover peppering of purple dots more concentrated at edge, lightly ruffled. Beards light blue tipped golden yellow. Precious sort.
TOTAL CHAOS (Maryott 2000)
Standards light rose with irregular white streaking, falls deep smoky maroon, irregular white splashing overall, white blaze with some light maroon veining. Beards yellow, tipped orange. Pronounced 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.
CANDY CANE CUTIE (Maryott 2000)
Standards white, with light apricot shadow, falls white, even violett or maroon veining near full length, diffusing at end with white band. Beards bright tangerine. Lovely sort.
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.
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.
TORERO (Cayeux 2005)
Standards bright orange, falls bright strawberry red. Beards orange red. Beautiful sort, healthy growth, fine combination of colours.
CHASING RAINBOWS (Hager 1995)
Standards peach pink, purple blended up midrib, falls buff, lavender and blue blend, violet veins, ruffled. Beards tangerine. Fine combination of colors, very suitable for a vase.
RARER THAN RUBIES (Blyth 2006)
Standards light burgundy-rose, falls burgundy to plum red, velvety. Flowers ruffled and laced. Beards tangerine red. Sweet fragrance. Height 100 cm.
